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Milorad Pavić
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Milorad Pavić (1929–2009) was a Serbian linguist, historian, translator, and poet. Born and raised in Belgrade, he was educated at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy, where he earned a Doctor of Sciences degree. His professional career began in 1967, and he was a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Association of Writers of Serbia. He spoke and wrote in Serbian and Russian.
Pavić is the author of notable works including *Dictionary of the Khazars*, *Hazarski recnik*, and *Vojislav Ilić*. He received several awards for his writing, such as the NIN Prize, the Andrić Prize, and the Meša Selimović Prize. He was married to Jasmina Mihajlović. Pavić died of myocardial infarction and cardioplegia in Belgrade and was buried at the Belgrade New Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1929-10-15
- Died
- 2009-11-30
- Works
- 160
Top works
- Hazarski recnik, zenski primerak
- Vojislav Ilić
- Jugoistočna Europa pod osmanskom vlašću
- Hazar Sözlügü; Yüz Bin Kelimelik Bir Sözlük
- Pieza Única
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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
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1929-10-15 ) 15 October 1929, Belgrade , Kingdom of Yugoslavia
- Died
- 30 November 2009 (2009-11-30) (aged 80), Belgrade , Serbia
- Resting place
- New Cemetery , Belgrade
- Occupation
- Writer • poet • literary historian • translator
- Language
- Serbian
- Nationality
- Serbian
- Alma mater
- University of Belgrade
- Genres
- Experimental novel , Short story, playwright, poetry
- Literary movement
- Postmodernism
- Notable works
- Dictionary of the Khazars , Landscape Painted with Tea , The Inner Side of the Wind
- Spouse
- Jasmina Mihajlović
- Children
- Ivan, Jelena
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Milorad
- Family name
- Pavić
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Place of birth
- Belgrade
- Place of death
- Belgrade
- Spouse
- Jasmina Mihajlović
- Occupation
- literary historian
- Educated at
- University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Award
- Meša Selimović Prize
- Notable work
- Dictionary of the Khazars
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Sciences
- Official website
- khazars.com
- Image
- Milorad Pavic.jpg
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- Commons category
- Milorad Pavić
- date of birth
- 1929-10-15
- date of death
- 2009-11-30
- cause of death
- cardioplegia
- member of
- Association of Writers of Serbia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Милорад Павић
- place of burial
- Belgrade New Cemetery
- topic's main category
- Category:Milorad Pavić
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- writing language
- Serbian
- end of work period
- 2009-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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
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