Dinko Šimunović

Dinko Šimunović
Born	1 September 1873(1873-09-01) Knin, Kingdom of Croatia, Austria-Hungary
Died	3 August 1933(1933-08-03) (aged 59) Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Occupation	Novelist
Language	Croatian

Dinko Šimunović (1 September 1873 – 3 August 1933) was a Croatian writer.

Dinko Šimunović was born in Knin. He spent most of his life as a teacher in villages of the Zagora, the hinterland of southern Croatia.

He wrote many stories and novels, all dealing with people from his native region. He considered rural life superior to urban, but he showed compassion for people forced to emigrate due to poverty.

He died in Zagreb.

Works

• "Mrkodol",
• "Đerdan",
• "Mladost", (The Youth)
• "Alkar", (Alka knight)
• "Tuđinac", (The Foreigner)
• "Porodica Vinčić" (Vinčić Family)
• "Duga" (The Rainbow)

Alkar was translated to Chinese language.^[1]

References

1. ^ (Croatian) Vjesnik Hlapić govori bengalski, a Waitapu kineski, 22. studenoga 2006.

External links

• Odabrane pripovijetke

Persondata
Name	Simunovic, Dinko
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1 September 1873
Place of birth	Knin, Kingdom of Croatia, Austria-Hungary
Date of death	3 August 1933
Place of death	Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia