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Serbian writer (1929–2009)

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Milorad Pavić (1929–2009) was a Serbian linguist, historian, translator, and poet. Born in Belgrade, he was educated at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy. His notable work includes *Dictionary of the Khazars*. He received the NIN Prize, the Andrić prize, and the Meša Selimović Prize. Pavić was a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the Association of Writers of Serbia. He spoke Serbian and Russian.

Pavić was married to Jasmina Mihajlović. He died in Belgrade of natural causes, with myocardial infarction and cardioplegia listed as the cause of death. He is buried in the Belgrade New Cemetery. His citizenship included Serbia, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and Serbia and Montenegro.

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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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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

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Italy
Active from
2005

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
1

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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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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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