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Mihailo Lalić

ミハイロ・ラリッチ

Mihailo Lalić

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1914-10-07 （Trepča, Andrijevica, Kingdom of Montenegro）
Died
1992-12-30 （Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia） age 78
Nationality
Montenegrin, Yugoslav
Languages
Serbian
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Herceg-Novi → Belgrade

Career

Occupations
writer
Active Years
1948-1992
Memberships
Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Awards

NIN Award
1973
Work: Ratna sreća
Organization: NIN (magazine)
Result: winner
Njegoš Award
Work: Lelejska gora
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Lelejska gora

1957 Realism

Masterpiece novel set in Montenegrin mountains.

WarHistory

Hajka

1960 Social realism

Novel about pursuit.

PartisansChetniks

Zlo proljeće

1953 Realism

The Evil Spring.

War

Bibliography

  • Izvidnica (The Patrol) (1948)
  • Prvi snijeg (The First Snow) (1951)
  • Na mjesečini (In the Moonlight) (1956)
  • Posljednje brdo (The Last Hill) (1967)
  • Svadba (The Wedding) (1950)
  • Zlo proljeće (The Evil Spring) (1953)
  • Raskid (Separation) (1955)
  • Lelejska gora (The Mountain of Cries) (1957, 1962)
  • Hajka (The Pursuit) (1960)
  • Pramen tame (The Lock of Darkness) (1970)
  • Ratna sreća (The Luck of War) (1973)
  • Zatočnici (The Advocates) (1976)
  • Dokle gora zazeleni (Until the Mountain Turns Green) (1982)
  • Gledajući dolje na drumove (Looking Down on the Roads) (1983)
  • Odlučan čovjek (Determined Man) (1990)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
RealismSocial realism
Recurring Motifs
World WarsPartisans vs ChetniksMontenegrin history

Legacy

Important figure in Montenegrin and Serbian literature, known for novels depicting modern Montenegrin history, especially World Wars. Member of academies.

Academic Societies

  • Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts