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Milorad Pavić

ミロラド・パヴィチ

Milorad Pavić

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1929-10-15 (Belgrade)
Died
2009-11-30 (Belgrade) age 80
Nationality
Serbian
Languages
Serbian
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Belgrade

Career

Occupations
Writer, Poet, Literary historian, Translator, University professor
Active Years
1969-2009
Affiliations
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Memberships
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbian PEN Center

Education

University of Belgrade
Literature
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Country: Kingdom of Yugoslavia
BA in literature
University of Zagreb
Literary history
Degree: PhD
Country: Yugoslavia
PhD in literary history

Awards

Đorđe Jovanović award
1971
Work: History of Literature of the Baroque Era
Result: 受賞
NIN's award
1985
Work: Khazarski rečnik
Organization: NIN
Result: 受賞
Meša Selimović award
1988
Work: Landscape painted with tea
Result: 受賞
Award of AVNOJ
1989
Result: 受賞
Seventh of July Award
1989
Result: 受賞
Award of the National Library of Serbia
1990
Work: Landscape painted with tea
Organization: National Library of Serbia
Result: 受賞
October Award of the City of Belgrade
1992
Work: Entire book oeuvre
Organization: City of Belgrade
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Dictionary of the Khazars

1984 Experimental novel

A lexicon-format novel about the Khazars, presented in three dictionaries from Christian, Jewish, and Muslim perspectives.

KhazarsReligionHistory
Translations
  • Over 30 languages

Bibliography

  • Palimpsests
  • Moon Stone
  • Dictionary of the Khazars
  • Landscape Painted with Tea
  • The Inner Side of the Wind

Translations of Works

  • Translated into more than thirty languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
PostmodernismExperimentalNon-linear structure
Recurring Motifs
Myth and history entwiningDictionary formatCrossword format

Health

  • Heart attack
    2009年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Regarded as one of the most intriguing writers of the early 21st century, mentioned multiple times as a Nobel Prize candidate. Known for innovative forms.

In Popular Culture

  • Monument in Tašmajdan Park, Belgrade

Trivia

  • Daughter Jelena committed suicide the year prior
  • Daughter Jelena committed suicide the year prior