NIN Award (Award for Best Novel of the Year)
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1958) Winner
Branko Ćopić
ブランコ・チョピッチ
Buranko Chopicchi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1915-01-01 （Hašani, Bosnia and Herzegovina）
- Died
- 1984-03-26 （Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia） age 69
- Nationality
- Yugoslav, Bosnian Serb
- Languages
- Serbo-Croatian
- Religion
- Serbian Orthodox Church
- Residence History
- Hašani, Bosnia → Bihać → Banja Luka → Sarajevo → Karlovac → Belgrade
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Poet, Editor
- Active Years
- 1936-1984
- Affiliations
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pionir magazine
- Memberships
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Influenced By
- Petar Kočić, Miguel de Cervantes, Maxim Gorky, Miloš Crnjanski, Ivan Cankar, Miroslav Krleža
- Influenced
- Mihajlo Pantić
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy | Faculty of Philosophy | Literature | — | 1936-1940 | Yugoslavia |
| Teacher's college in Banja Luka | — | Teacher training | — | — | Yugoslavia |
| Teacher's college in Sarajevo | — | Teacher training | — | — | Yugoslavia |
| Teacher's college in Karlovac | — | Teacher training | — | — | Yugoslavia |
| Gymnasium in Bihać | — | — | — | — | Yugoslavia |
University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Philosophy
/ Literature
Period:
1936-1940
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
Yugoslavia
Graduated
Teacher's college in Banja Luka
Teacher training
Country:
Yugoslavia
Teacher's college in Sarajevo
Teacher training
Country:
Yugoslavia
Teacher's college in Karlovac
Teacher training
Country:
Yugoslavia
Gymnasium in Bihać
Country:
Yugoslavia
Junior gymnasium
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NIN Award | Ne tuguj, bronzana stražo | 最優秀小説 | NIN magazine | 受賞 |
| 1939 | Rakić Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1947 | Culture and Arts Committee award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1956 | Award for Children Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
NIN Award
1958
Work:
Ne tuguj, bronzana stražo
Category:
最優秀小説
Organization:
NIN magazine
Result:
受賞
Rakić Award
1939
Result:
受賞
Culture and Arts Committee award
1947
Result:
受賞
Award for Children Literature
1956
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ne tuguj, bronzana stražo
1958 NovelDepicts the war years in Bosnian Krajina
WarColonizationHumor
Translations
- English, German, French, etc. over 30 languages
Bibliography
- Prolom
- Gluvi barut
- Orlovi rano lete
Adaptations
- Eagles Fly Early (1966 film)
Translations of Works
- Translated into more than 30 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- LyricalHumorousSatiricalIronic
- Recurring Motifs
- World War IIPartisansChildrenBosnian Krajina
Health
-
Sclerosis晩年Inability to write, depression, suicide
Legacy
Popular Yugoslav writer famous for children's and young adult stories, included in school curricula, adapted to films and TV, featured on currency and stamps
Academic Societies
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
In Popular Culture
- Featured on 0.50 Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark bill
- On 2015 Serbian stamp
- Monument in Banja Luka
- Numerous films and TV series adaptations
Quotes
-
Goodbye you beautiful and scary life
Source: Suicide note (1984) -
My Branko never lies
Source: His mother's words (1950)
Trivia
- Father and uncle fought on opposite sides in WWI and both survived
- Brother and sister killed in WWII
- Publicly criticized by Tito and expelled from the party
- Suicide by jumping from bridge, urban myth about bridge naming
- Sold over 6 million books