- Stevan Sremac
Stevan Sremac (
November 11 ,1855 ,Senta –August 13 ,1906 ,Sokobanja ) was a Serbian realist and comedian writer.He spent his early childhood in the city of his birth, and moved to study in
Belgrade after his parents died. After his education was complete, he became a teacher, working in this profession for the rest of his life - in the Southern Serbia's cities ofNiš andSokobanja . He started writing relatively late, at 33, with novelizedchronicle s of events and personages from Serbian history. These weren't published until 1903 under title "Iz knjiga starostavnih" ("From ancient books").Most of his works are short stories and
novel s. He depicted the patriarchal atmosphere of Serbia of his time, mostly in a humorous and satiric manner, but seldom mocking (except when he ridiculed his politic opponents, in his less-successful work). The stories reveal his love for the slowly disappearing "old way" of life. The plots are placed in his nativeBačka ,Belgrade , and mostly, Southern Serbia.His long-term life in Niš was his most productive period. During that period, he published "Božićna pečenica" (1893), "Ivkova slava" (1895), "Vukadin" (1903), "Limunacija na selu" (1896), "Pop Ćira i pop Spira" (1898) (his best work), and "Zona Zamfirova" (1906).
In political sense, he was an activist of Liberal party, which was pretty conservative with strong nationalist sentiments and supported the rule of Obrenović dynasty.
Many of his works were turned into films; his most popular novel "Pop Ćira i pop Spira" was a
TV series in 1980s, while feature films "Zona Zamfirova " (2002) and "Ivkova slava" (2005) by directorZdravko Šotra were big hits inSerbia and Montenegro .Bibliography
*"Božićna pečenica" ("Christmas Roast") (1893)
*"Ivkova slava" ("Ivko'sslava ") (1895)
*"Limunacija na selu" ("Illemonation in the Village") (1896)
*"Pop Ćira i pop Spira" ("Priest Ćira and Priest Spira") (1898)
*"Iz knjiga starostavnih" ("From Ancient Books") (1903).
*"Vukadin" (1903)
*"Zona Zamfirova" (1906)ee also
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Serbian literature
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