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| '''Meša Selimović''', ] and ] prose writer, was one of the greatest ] novelists of |
'''Meša Selimović''', ] and ] prose writer, was one of the greatest ] novelists of Southeastern Europe. | ||
| He was born on ], ] in ], ], where he graduated from elementary school and high school. In ], he enrolled to study the ] and literature at the University of ]. In 1936, he returned to ] to teach in the high school that today bears his name. In ], he was arrested for collaboration with the ]s (anti-fascist resistance movement). From ] to ] he lived in ], then moving to ] to spend the rest of his life, where he died in ]. | |||
| He wrote at least ten significant ], the most important thereof being |
He wrote at least ten significant ], the most important thereof being ''The Dervish and the Death'' (''Derviš i smrt''), speaking of the futility of one man's resistance against a pushing system, resembling ]'s '']'' in several ways. | ||
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Meša Selimović, Bosniak and Serbian prose writer, was one of the greatest 20th century novelists of Southeastern Europe.
He was born on April 26, 1910 in Tuzla, Bosnia, where he graduated from elementary school and high school. In 1930, he enrolled to study the Serbo-Croatian language and literature at the University of Belgrade. In 1936, he returned to Tuzla to teach in the high school that today bears his name. In 1943, he was arrested for collaboration with the partisans (anti-fascist resistance movement). From 1947 to 1971 he lived in Sarajevo, then moving to Belgrade to spend the rest of his life, where he died in 1982.
He wrote at least ten significant novels, the most important thereof being The Dervish and the Death (Derviš i smrt), speaking of the futility of one man's resistance against a pushing system, resembling Kafka's Prozess in several ways.