Serbian literature

Đavo i njegov šegrt / Laž za okladu: Srpske narodne pripovijetke

For the short story The Devil and His Apprentice Wolf St. Karadžić says that it was "narrated and written to him in 1829 in Zemusnkome infirmary by Gruje Mehandžijić from Sentomaš". Regarding the short story Laž za okladu, he says that he "heard it back i

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Deobe

Deobe is a novel about the tragic division of Serbs into Chetniks and Partisans during World War II. Winner of the NIN Award, it is part of a wider epic trilogy, inspired by Ćosić's experiences and historical documents.

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This work, awarded the NIN Prize for that year, is considered one of the most significant in Serbian literature after World War II.

Derviš i smrt

"The Dervish and Death (1966) is a poetic-psychological novel, set in the 18th century in a Bosnian town under the Ottomans. The narrator, dervish Ahmed Nurudin, sheikh of a Mevlevi tekke, writes a confession before his death, searching for the meaning of

Derviš i smrt

Dervish and Death is a psychological novel by Meša Selimović written in the period from 1962 to 1966 and is considered his most successful work.

Djevojka cara nadmudrila / Dva novca: Srpske narodne pripovijetke

About the origin of the short story The girl outsmarted the emperor by Vuk St. Karadžić says that it was sent to him by pop Vuk Popović from Risno in Boka Kotorska. About the short story Two Money, he says: "I heard it from a beggar in Novi Sad, but I wro

Doživljaji Nikoletine Bursaća / Ne tuguj bronzana stražo

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