Vidosav Stevanović

Vidosav Stevanović

Vidosav Stevanović (born June 27, 1942 in Cvetojevac village near Kragujevac, Serbia) is a Serbian writer.

Biography

He is an accomplished author of over 20 books of fiction and non-fiction. His books have been published worldwide and translated into numerous languages. Stevanović is a frequent contributor to many major European news publications including "Le Monde", "Liberation", and "Le Nouvel Observateur".

Stevanović is the recipient of several international literary awards including the NIN Prize for his novel “Testament” in 1986, the Ivo Andric Award in 1985 for his short stories. He has also been awarded the Chevalier de Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France’s top literary honor, in 1996 for his body of work.

Over the past 40 years Stevanović has spent most of his time living between his native Serbia and Paris, France. Because of his outspoken criticism of the war in Yugoslavia during the 1990s, he lived in exile in France for 15 years, where he was granted political asylum.

Background

Vidosav Stevanovic completed secondary school in Kragujevac in 1961. He attended Belgrade University, where he began study in dental medicine. His interest in history, philosophy and literature soon led him to discontinue his university studies in order to begin a career in writing. During the 1970s and '80s, Stevanović went on to publish his novels and short stories, while building a successful professional career in literary publishing. During this time, he was an Editor, and later Editor-in-Chief, of Provesta and BigZ, two of Yugoslavia's largest publishing houses. He also served as Managing Director of Radio Television Company Kragujevac, the first "free" media in Serbia, from 1996 to 1997. Stevanovic was also a founder of several literary magazines and organizations, including Knjizevna and Independent Writers of Yugoslavia.

elected published works

"Testament", (Prosveta, 1986)

"Les Loulous de Banlieu" (nouvelles, L’Age d’homme ,1981)

"The Snow and the Dogs (La Niege et les Chiens)" (Belfond, 1993)

"Christopher at the Dogs (Christos et les Chiens)" (Belfond, 1993)

"Prelude to War (Prelude de la Geurre)" (Mercure de France, 1996)

"The Same Thing(La Meme Chose)"(Mercure de France, 1999.)

"Milosevic, The People’s Tyrant" (Fayard, Paris, 2000)

"Voltaire 222" (Compa’act, 2000)

"Abel and Lise (Abel et Lise)" (L’Esprit des peninsules, 2003)

Awards & affiliations

Ivo Andric Award (Yugoslavian, later Serbian literary award), 1985, for his short stories

NIN Prize (Yugoslavian, later Serbian literary award), 1987, for his novel Testament

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, 1999, top literary honor from French government, for his body of work

Member of the Liberal Forum, 1989-’00, a liberal political forum advocating democratic reforms in Yugoslavia

Co-founder, Belgrade Circle (Beogradski Krug), 1989-‘00, a community of activist intellectuals opposed to Milosevic, war and isolation

See also

NIN Prize

Ivo Andric

Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Civis media prize

Kragujevac

Serbia

Yugoslavia

External links

For a complete list of published works, reviews and biography visit:

[http://www.vidosav-stevanovic.com]


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