Toma Bebić
Toma Bebić (November 6, 1935 – June 12, 1990) was a Croatian multidisciplinary artist.
During his life he worked as a navy officer, teacher, secretary, journalist, court distraint,[clarification needed] football coach, and mechanic. As an artist he was musician, writer, actor, painter, poet.
The book of aphorisms Volite se ljudožderi (Love each other, cannibal) was published after his death from his unpublished books, manuscripts and tone records.
His albums include Volite se ljudožderi (1975) and Oya noya (1980). His well known song is "Tu tu auto vrag ti piz odni" (Honk Honk Car, May the Devil Take You Away) where he criticizes cars for polluting the air and making so much noise that he cannot hear his mule.
His poetic work was academically evaluated by the Croatian comparatist Helena Peričić.[1]
He died of lung cancer in 1990.
[edit] Discography
- DEVIZNA BALADA (The money balade)
- COVIK KOJI SE SMIJE (Laughing man)
- DIOKLECIJAN (Dioklecianus)
- NEZNANOM POMORCU (To unknown sailor)
- LANTERNISTA (The sealighter)
- NOSAC BR.21. (Carrier no 21)
- BARBA FILINA LULA (Uncle File's pipe)
- PJESNIKOVA SMRT (Poet's death)
- PRICA AGAVA (The agava tree story)
- TAJNA MORA (Secrets of the sea)
- SJECANJE (Recollection)
- ČA SMO NA OVOM SVITU (What are we in this world)
- ZA MOJ RAJ PITAJTE MENE (For my heaven, ask me)
- ULICA PUNA SMIJEHA (Street full of laugher)
[edit] Notes
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- ^ Nevešćanin, Ivica (2010-05-17). "Prof. dr. Helena Peričić: Talent Tome Bebića je zloupotrebljen i prisvojen" (in Croatian). Split: Slobodna Dalmacija. http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Kultura/tabid/81/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/102945/Default.aspx. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
[edit] References
- Helena Peričić, „Gdje je otišlo svjetlo nakon što sam okrenuo prekidač“ (Prilog počecima akademskog vrednovanja pjesništva Tome Bebića)/ Where did the Light Go When I Flicked the Switch? – A Contribution to the Beginnings of the Academic Evaluation of the Poetry of Toma Bebić/, Dani hvarskog kazališta, zbornik, ur. N. Batušić, Zagreb – Split, HAZU – Književni krug, sv. 34, 2008, 169-182.;
- Helena Peričić, „Gdje je otišlo svjetlo nakon što sam okrenuo prekidač“ (Prilog počecima akademskog vrednovanja pjesništva Tome Bebića)/ Where did the Light Go When I Switched It off? – A Contribution to the Beginnings of the Academic Evaluation of the Poetry of Toma Bebić/, in: Helena Peričić, Deset drskih studija: o književnim pitanjima, pojavnostima i sudbinama /Ten Insolent Studies: of Literary Questions, Manifestations and Destinies/, Split, Naklada Bošković, 2011, 128-141.}}
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