Jovan Popović (writer)

Statue of Jovan Popović in his hometown Kikinda

Jovan Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Поповић; November 18, 1905 - February 13, 1952) was a Serbian writer and poet and "laid the foundation of Serbian comedy".[1]

Popović was born in Kikinda, Serbia. He joined the Yugoslav Partisans in the beginning of the armed struggle in Serbia in 1941. He became a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts on November 14, 1950. His statue stands on the square of his hometown of Kikinda and a grammar school in Belgrade is named after him.[2][3]

Selected bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Jovan Sterija Popović (2006). The Patriots: a comedy in five acts. Literary commune.
  2. ↑ Tambura: A Definition of the Shape, Dimensions, and Technology of Crafting Vojvodina System Tambure ... Tamburitza Association of America. 1998.
  3. ↑ "Jovan Popovic Grammar School". Jovan Popovic.
  4. ↑ "Knjiga drugova". OCLC World Cat.
  5. ↑ Jovan Popović (1932). Reda mora da bude: 13 novela iz Vojvodine. Nolit.
  6. ↑ Jovan Popović (1955). Istinite legende. Dečja knjiga.
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