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Rastko Petrović

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Rastko Petrović
Растко Петровић
Photo of Petrović in his 40s
Photo of Petrović in his 40s
Born(1898-03-03)3 March 1898
Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia
Died15 August 1949(1949-08-15) (aged 51)
Washington, D.C., United States
OccupationPoet, novelist, short story writer

Rastko Petrović (1898–1949) was a Serbian poet and writer.[1]

After serving in the Serbian Army in World War I, he studied law in Paris and became a diplomat. Based at the Yugoslav embassy in Washington, D.C. during World War II, he remained in the United States after the war and died there in 1949. In 1986, after official recognition, his remains were brought to Belgrade.[1]

Works

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Grave of Rastko and Nadežda Petrović
  • Burleska gospodina Peruna, boga groma (A burlesque of Lord Perun, god of thunder), 1921.
  • Otkrovenje (Revelation), 1922.
  • Afrika, 1930.
  • Ljudi Govore (The people speak), 1931.
  • Dan šesti (The sixth day), 1961.

References

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  1. ^ a b Robert B. Pynsent; Sonia I. Kanikova (1993). The Everyman Companion to East European Literature. Dent. p. 311. ISBN 978-0-460-87201-0. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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