Mira Alečković (2 February 1924, Novi Sad – 27 February 2008) was a Serbian and Yugoslav poet.[1]
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| Native name | Мира Алечковић |
| Born | 2 February 1924 Novi Sad, Kingdom of Croats, Serbs and Slovenes |
| Died | 27 February 2008 (aged 84) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, translator |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade, Sorbonne |
Biography
editShe received a degree in Slavic Studies at University of Belgrade, and went to further study at the Sorbonne.[2] She participated in the pre-World War II leftist movement. During World War II in Yugoslavia she participated in Yugoslav Partisans movement actions.[3] In Socialist Yugoslavia she gained considerable popularity, especially for her children's poetry and partisan songs.[1][4]
Her works have been translated in more than 20 languages.[2][5]
Works
edit- Collections of poems
- Zvezdane balade, 1946
- Pionirsko proleće, 1955
- Prijatelji, 1956
- Lastavica, 1957
- Srebrni voz, 1963
- Sunčani soliteri, 1970
- Da život bude ljubav, 1972
- Sanjalica, 1975
- Ne mogu bez snova, 1980
- Staza srebrom izvezena, 1982
- Novels
- Srebrna Kosa, 1953
- Zbogom velika tajno, 1960
- Zašto grdiš reku?
- Jutro
References
edit- ^ a b "Alečković, Mira", Croatian Encyclopedia (in Croatian), Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža, 1999–2009, retrieved 2 March 2014
- ^ a b "Mira Alečković Biografija". Biografija.org (in Serbian (Cyrillic script)). 2018-06-02. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ Draško Ređep (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon] (in Serbo-Croatian). Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia): Matica srpska. p. 14.
- ^ "Mira Alečković - Biografija". ART mozaik (in Bosnian). 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ "Mira Alečković - dobra vila iz čitanki". Knjige na dlanu (in Serbian (Cyrillic script)). 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
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