Dobrica Ćosić (Writing)

Dobrica Ćosić (1921–2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician and writer. He was twice awarded the prestigious NIN award for literature and Medal of Pushkin for his writing. His books have been translated into 30 languages. He was the first President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with his tenure lasting from 1992 to 1993. Ćosić joined the communist youth organization in Negotin in 1939. When the Second World War reached Yugoslavia in 1941, he joined Tito's Partisans. After the liberation in 1944, he remained active in leadership positions. Ćosić wrote his first and most popular novel Daleko je sunce (The Sun is Far Away) in 1951. The novel was an instant success andlaunched his literary career. His second novel, Koreni (Roots, 1954), chronicles the establishment of Serbian independence from the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. In 1956 he found himself in Budapest during the Hungarian revolt; parts of his...Read More