Aleksandar Popović (writer)
Aleksandar Popović (Ub, Serbia, November 2, 1929 — Belgrade, October 9, 1996) was a Serbian writer who authored more than 50 plays and other works, of which the most famous are Bela kafa and Mrešćenje šarana.
Biography
[edit]Born in Ub to a family with military background,[1] Popović graduated from the gymnasium in his hometown[2] and soon after started to write poetry. In the late 40s he was arrested by the communist authorities and spent five years at Goli Otok.[3] After release he worked a number of poorly paid jobs, only to accept the invitation of Duško Radović to start writing radio dramas for children.[4] His opus includes a number of dramas, comedies, dramas for children, TV dramas, TV and movie scripts.[5]
Popović's theatre play Mrešćenje šarana was banned in Yugoslavia.[6]
Selected works
[edit]- Devojčica u plavoj haljini, 1961
- Tvrdoglave priče, 1962
- Sudbina jednog Čarlija, 1964
- Ljubinko i Desanka, 1964
- Sudbina jednog Čarlija, 1964
- Čarapa od sto petlji, 1965
- Sablja dimiskija, 1965
- Razvojni put Bore Šnajdera, 1967
- Smrtonosna motoristika, 1967
- Kako se voli Vesna, 1974
- Mrešćenje šarana, 1984
- Gardijski potporučnik Ribanac ili Fantazija o cvećkama, 1984
- Tri svetlice s pozornice, 1986
- Bela kafa, 1990
- Tamna je noć, 1992
- Čarlama, zbogom, 1995
- Baš bunar, 1996
- Noćna frajla, 1999
References
[edit]- ^ istoriju, MK Fondacija Srpski Legat. "Umro je dramski pisac Aleksandar Popović".
- ^ "Sudbina od sto petlji". Nedeljnik Vreme. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ ""Pitomac" Golog otoka". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ istoriju, MK Fondacija Srpski Legat. "Umro je dramski pisac Aleksandar Popović".
- ^ "Aleksandar Popovic". IMDb. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ Како је забрањивано „Мрешћење шарана” („Политика“, 20. мај 2016)
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