NIN Award (Award for Best Novel of the Year)
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Edition 60 (2014) Winner
Filip David
フィリプ・ダヴィド
Firipu Dabido
Aliases:
Филип Давид
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-07-04 （Kragujevac）
- Died
- 2025-04-14 age 84
- Nationality
- Serbian
- Languages
- Serbian
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Kragujevac → Belgrade
Career
- Occupations
- writer, screenwriter, playwright
- Active Years
- 1960-2025
- Affiliations
- Radio Television of Belgrade, Independent Writers, Belgrade Circle
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Belgrade | Faculty of Philology | — | — | — | Serbia |
| Belgrade University of Arts | — | Academy of Theater, Film, Radio and Television | — | — | Serbia |
University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philology
Country:
Serbia
Belgrade University of Arts
Academy of Theater, Film, Radio and Television
Country:
Serbia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Andrić Prize | Princ Vatre | — | Ivo Andrić Foundation | winner |
| 2015 | NIN Award | Kuća sećanja i zaborava | 最優秀小説 | NIN | winner |
Andrić Prize
1987
Work:
Princ Vatre
Organization:
Ivo Andrić Foundation
Result:
winner
NIN Award
2015
Work:
Kuća sećanja i zaborava
Category:
最優秀小説
Organization:
NIN
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kuća sećanja i zaborava
2014 novelA novel about memory and forgetting, centering on a Jewish family story.
memoryforgettingHolocaustJewish identity
Translations
- The House of Remembering and Forgetting
Princ Vatre
short story collectionPrince of Fire. A collection of fantastic short stories.
fantasyfire
Bibliography
- Bunar u tamnoj šumi
- Zapisi o stvarnom i nestvarnom
- Princ Vatre
- Sabrane i nove priče
- Hodočasnici neba i zemlje
- San o ljubavi i smrti
- Kuća sećanja i zaborava
- Fragmenti iz mračnih vremena
- Jesmo li čudovišta
- Svetovi u haosu
Translations of Works
- Kuća sećanja i zaborava (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fantasticpoetic
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryHolocaustJewish themes
Legacy
Important figure in Serbian literature. Winner of NIN Award and Andrić Prize. Jewish writer reflecting war memories in works. Anti-war and anti-Milošević activist.
Trivia
- Family members were victims of the Kragujevac massacre.
- Signatory of the Declaration on the Common Language.
- Founder of the Belgrade Circle.