Milorad Pavlović-Krpa

Milorad Pavlović-Krpa
Born(1865-10-04)4 October 1865
Died29 January 1957(1957-01-29) (aged 91)
Occupationnovelist, publicist, translator
LanguageSerbian
PeriodRealism
Notable worksA Witness to an Era

Milorad Pavlović — Krpa (Belgrade, 4 October 1865 — Belgrade, 29 January 1957) was a Serbian writer, publicist, translator, and editor and publisher of Glasnik za zabavu i nauku (Entertainment and Science Herald).[1][2]

Biography

While studying abroad, in the German Empire, his interest in the work of Anton Chekhov and Afanasy Fet[3] led him to study the Russian language and try his hand in translating. He eventually translated several of Chekhov's short stories and novellas, entitled Čehovljeve pripovetke[dubiousdiscuss] and Ruski ljudi (both published in 1890)[4][page needed] and Fet's poetry.[2] He also authored several books, including a memoir that appeared in 1963 in Belgrade's newspaper Politika entitled "A Witness to an Era."

Works

  • Slika i karakteri iz srpskoga društva (Picture and Characters from Serbian Society);[5]
  • Napuljska šetnja (Neapoletan Walks), 1911;[6]
  • Priče iz života kralja Petra (Stories from King Peter's Life), 1922;[7]
  • Kralj Aleksandar I Karađorđević u ratu i miru (King Alexander I Karadjordjević in War and Peace);[8]
  • Sunčana prašina (Sun's Dust), 1941–1944;[2]
  • Svedok jednog stoleća (A Witness to an Era), 1963[2]
  • Stevan Sremac (1936)[9]
  • Unique item: delta novel with a hundred endings
  • Tvorci Srbije i Jugoslavije: Radovi Archdjakona Lukijana Bibića akademskog slikara (1941)
  • Naš u ratu (1928)
  • Anegdote iz života naših književnika i umetnika (1953).[9]

References

  1. ^ Ćorović, Svetozar (2 November 1967). "Sabrana djela: Život i djelo Svetozara Ćorovića. Svjedočanstva. Prepiska". Svjetlost – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d "27. mart 1941". www.27mart.com.
  3. ^ Goy, E. D. (1958). "The First Translations of Fet into Serbian". The Slavonic and East European Review. 37 (88): 236–242. JSTOR 4205021.
  4. ^ Božović, Zoran (2 November 1988). "Čehovljeva pripovetka u srpskoj književnosti". Filološki fakultet Beogradskog univerziteta – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Božović, Zoran (2 November 1988). "Čehovljeva pripovetka u srpskoj književnosti". Filološki fakultet Beogradskog univerziteta – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Bracewell, Wendy; Drace-Francis, Alex (2 November 2009). Balkan Departures: Travel Writing from Southeastern Europe. Berghahn Books. ISBN 9781845452544 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Pavkovic, Aleksandar; Redan, Peter (6 November 2018). The Serbs and their Leaders in the Twentieth Century. Routledge. ISBN 9780429772597 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Krpa, Milorad Pavlović; Dimitrijević, Kosta (2 November 1991). "Kralj Aleksandar I Karađorđević u ratu i miru". Narodna knj. – via Google Books.
  9. ^ a b "Pavlović, Milorad 1865-1957 [WorldCat Identities]".