Radomir Konstantinović
| Radomir Konstantinović | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | Радомир Константиновић |
| Born |
March 27, 1928 Subotica, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Died |
October 27, 2011 (aged 83) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Occupation | writer, philosopher |
| Language | Serbo-Croatian |
| Nationality | Yugoslavian/Serbian |
| Notable work | Filosofija palanke |
| Notable awards |
NIN Award 1960 Izlazak |
Radomir Konstantinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Константиновић; 1928−2011) was Serbian writer and philosopher. His most famous work is a philosophical treatise "Filosofija palanke" (The small town philosophy).[1] He won the prestigious literary NIN Award in 1960 for the novel "Izlazak" (Exodus).
Biography
Konstantinović was born on 27 March 1928 in Subotica.[1] He started his literary career as a poet. He published a book of poetry "Kuće bez krova" (A house without a roof) in 1951, but then switched to writing novels and wrote a whole series of experimental novels. His novel "Izlazak" (Exodus) won him the 1960 NIN Award for the best novel of the year.[2]
Literary work
Bibliography
- “Kuća bez krova” (House without a roof) — 1951, poetry book[3]
- "Daj nam danas" (Give us today) — 1954, novel
- "Mišolovka" (Mouse trap) — 1956, novel
- "Čisti i prljavi" (The dirty and the clean) — 1958, novel
- "Izlazak" (Exodus) — 1960, novel
- "Ahasfer ili traktat o pivskoj flaši" (Ahafser or the treatise on the bear bottle) — 1964, novel
- "Pentagram — 1966, book of essays
- "Filosofija palanke" (Small town philosophy) — 1969, philosophical treatise
- "Biće i jezik" (Being and language) — 1983
- "Dekartova smrt" (The death of Descartes) — 1996
- "Beket prijatelj" (Beckett friend) — 2000, collection of letters Samuel Beckett sent to Konstantinović
References
- 1 2 N., V. (28 October 2011). "Preminuo Radomir Konstantinović" [Radomir Konstantinović dies] (in Serbian). Vecernje novosti. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ "Dobitnik NIN-ove nagrade" [Winner of the NIN Award] (in Serbian). B92. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ↑ Konstantinović, Radomir (2010). Filosofija palanke (in Serbian). Belgrade: Otkrovenje. p. book cover. ISBN 978-86-83353-52-1.
Sources
- Ćosić, Bora (December 2001). "Zu einer 'Philosophie der Kleinstadt'" [The Author of the Small Town Philosophy]. Lettre International (in German). Berlin (54): 104–105.
- David, Filip (2003). "Čovek suštine" [The man of essence]. Revija slobodne misli 99 (in Bosnian) (41–42).
- Perović, Latinka (28 January 2009). "Istorijski kontekst Konstantinovićevog dela" [Historical context of Konstantinović'c work]. Danas (in Serbian).
- Perović, Latinka (October 2011). "In memoriam: Radomir Konstantinović" (PDF). Helsinška povelja. Belgrade: Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia (155–156): 50. ISSN 1451-6195.
- Kaliterna, Tamara (4 November 2011). "Filozofija Srbije" [Philosophy of Serbia] (in Serbian). Monitor online. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- Otašević, Mira (27 December 2011). "Bekstvo iz jezika" [Escape from the language] (PDF). Sarajevske sveske. Sarajevo/Ljubljana (35–36): 485–487. ISSN 1512-8539.
- Perović, Latinka (31 October 2014). "Stvarni život Filozofije palanke" [The Real Life of the Small Town Philosophy] (in Serbian). Danas. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
External links
- Special issue of Danas dedicated to Konstantinović, 5−6 November 2011
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