Milorad Pavić
Sign in to saveSerbian writer (1929–2009)
AI overview
Milorad Pavić was a Serbian novelist and poet who lived from 1929 to 2009 and is best known for his experimental literary works that played with unconventional narrative structures. His most famous novel, "Dictionary of the Khazar," brought international attention to Serbian literature by presenting its story in the form of an encyclopedia, influencing how contemporary writers think about the relationship between form and storytelling.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1929-10-15
- Died
- 2009-11-30
- Works
- 160
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Writing · Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia [now Republic of Serbia]
Milorad Pavić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Павић; 15 October 1929 – 30 November 2009) was a Serbian novelist, poet, short story writer, and literary historian. Born in Belgrade in 1929, he published a number of poems, short stories and novels during his lifetime, the most famous of which was the Dictionary of the Khazars (1984). Upon its release, it was hailed as "the first novel of the 21st…
Known for
- Apostrophes — Self1975
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
Article
Milorad Pavić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Павић, pronounced [mîloraːd pǎːʋitɕ]; 15 October 1929 – 30 November 2009) was a Serbian writer, university professor, translator, literary historian and academic. He published a number of poems, short stories and novels during his lifetime, the most famous of which was the Dictionary of the Khazars (1984). Upon its release, it was hailed as "the first novel of the 21st century." Pavić's works have been translated into more than thirty languages. He was vastly popular in Europe and in South America, and was deemed "one of the most intriguing writers from the beginning of the 21st century." He won numerous prizes in Serbia and in the former Yugoslavia, and was mentioned several times as a potential candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Biography
Gallery (3)
Connections
Categories
1929 births2009 deaths20th-century dramatists and playwrights20th-century Serbian male writers20th-century Serbian novelists20th-century Serbian poets20th-century Serbian translators20th-century short story writersBurials at Belgrade New CemeteryLiterary critics of SerbianMembers of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsPostmodern writers