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Oskar Davičo

オスカー・ダヴィチョ

Osukā Dabičo

Pen Names: O. Davidović（Pen name）, S. Kovačić（Pen name）, S. Nikolić（Pen name）, Vlada Barbulović（Pen name）

Profile

Gender: Male
Born: 1909-01-18 （Šabac）
Died: 1989-09-30 （Belgrade） age 80
Nationality: Serbian
Languages: Serbo-Croatian
Religion: Judaism
Residence History: Šabac → Negotin → Belgrade → Paris → Šibenik → Bihać → Zagreb → Split

Career

Occupations: Novelist, Poet, Teacher, Journalist, Politician
Active Years: 1925-1989
Influenced By: Miroslav Krleža

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
First Belgrade Gymnasium	—	Classical studies	—	1910年代-1926年	Serbia
University of Paris	Romance studies	—	—	1926-1928年	France
University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy	Faculty of Philosophy	French language and literature	優等卒業	1928-1930年	Yugoslavia

First Belgrade Gymnasium

Classical studies

Period: 1910年代-1926年

Year of Graduation: 1926

Country: Serbia

Expelled in 6th grade for criticizing religion, graduated as part-time student

University of Paris

Romance studies

Period: 1926-1928年

Country: France

Left without passing any exams

University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy

Faculty of Philosophy / French language and literature

Degree: 優等卒業

Period: 1928-1930年

Year of Graduation: 1930

Country: Yugoslavia

Graduated cum laude

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1956	NIN Award	Beton i svici	—	NIN magazine	受賞
1963	NIN Award	Gladi	—	NIN magazine	受賞
1964	NIN Award	Tajne	—	NIN magazine	受賞

NIN Award

1956

Work: Beton i svici

Organization: NIN magazine

Result: 受賞

NIN Award

1963

Work: Gladi

Organization: NIN magazine

Result: 受賞

NIN Award

1964

Work: Tajne

Organization: NIN magazine

Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

NIN Award (Award for Best Novel of the Year) 3 appearances

Works

Major Works

Beton i svici

1955 Novel

Depicts the post-war build-up of Yugoslavia

SurrealismRevolution

Gladi

1963 Novel

About prison life of Yugoslav communists in interwar period

PrisonCommunism

Tajne

1964 Novel

About prison life of Yugoslav communists in interwar period

PrisonCommunism

Bibliography

Anatomija
Pesme
Hana
Višnja za zidom
Pesma
Beton i svici
Zrenjanin
Čovekov čovek

Style & Themes

Literary Style: SurrealistExperimental poetry
Recurring Motifs: RevolutionSocialismPrison life

Legacy

A leading literary figure of his generation, one of the most acclaimed Serbian surrealist writers. Awarded the NIN Award a record three times.

Trivia

Born to a Sephardic Jewish family
Imprisoned multiple times for communist activities
Fought as a Partisan during World War II
Worked various jobs in Paris including waiter and boxer trainer