Mitar Milošević (1924–1995), also known by his pseudonym Frederik Ešton (Frederick Ashton), was a Serbian and Yugoslav writer from Montenegro.
Mitar Milošević | |
|---|---|
| Pen name | Frederik Ešton, Frederick Ashton, Novak Tatar, Miloš Nenadić, Moris Baskil, Rodžer Dunkan, Džordž Braun |
| Occupation | writer, editor, publisher |
| Notable works | Lun, kralj ponoći |
Professional career
editMilošević wrote a dozen of historical novels, but is best known for his work on Lun, kralj ponoći (Lun, the King of Midnight), a series of pulp novels featuring Donald Sikert, a fictional character inspired by James Bond.[1] Pulps and comic books were very popular in former Yugoslavia; from 1971 to 1981, 11,611 issues were printed, a total of 717 million copies in the country of 22 million people.[2] Lun, kralj ponoći reached the circulation of 100,000 copies and sold a total of 10 million copies, including numerous reprints. From 1959 to the mid-1990s, Milošević wrote more than 70 novels featuring Lun.
Influence
editThe character became a popular icon in Yugoslavia, but it was not until a 1970s interview that his audience learned Milošević was a domestic author.[3]
From 1984 to 1987, a team of Serbian writers and artists produced 30 issues of Lun comics for Dnevnik. Only the first episode was based on the source material whereas the rest featured original stories.[4]
An unrelated comic book series, Lunov magnus strip, was named after Milošević's character. The first issue did have a Lun story but the feature was dropped with #2 because it was decided Lun readers were older, whereas the young preferred comics to novels.
Personal life
editMilošević was born in Uvač, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (presently in Montenegro). As a high schooler he joined the Yugoslav Partisans in 1941 and fought in WW2. Milošević was a decorated officer who rose to the rank of a captain when he left the Yugoslav Army in 1953, due to a fight with a superior officer.[5] Milošević lived in Novi Sad (presently Serbia), where he worked as a reporter, editor and writer.
See also
editSources
edit- ^ "Bio sam savremenik Luna, kralja ponoći". Vice (in Serbian). 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Fenomen popularnosti stripa: U Jugoslaviji je od '71. do '81. prodato 716 miliona stripova i krimića". www.yugopapir.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Mitar Milošević, životna priča najčitanijeg jugoslovenskog pisca: Lun - novosadski kralj ponoći". www.yugopapir.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Strip vesti". www.stripvesti.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
- ^ "Mitar Milošević, životna priča najčitanijeg jugoslovenskog pisca: Lun - novosadski kralj ponoći". www.yugopapir.com. Retrieved 2017-11-08.