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Simo Matavulj

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Simo Matavulj
Born(1852-09-12)12 September 1852
Šibenik, Kingdom of Dalmatia, Austrian Empire
Died20 February 1908(1908-02-20) (aged 55)
Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia
OccupationNovelist
LanguageSerbian
PeriodRealism
GenreSatire
SubjectDalmatian people
Notable worksBakonja fra-Brne, Pilipenda, Biljeske Jednog Pisca

Simo Matavulj (Serbian: Симо Матавуљ; 12 September 1852 – 20 February 1908) was a Serbian writer and translator.[1][2]

Biography

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After finishing elementary school in his hometown of Šibenik, he continued his education in Krupa Monastery and Zadar. He started working as a teacher in Montenegro in 1881 and moved to Serbia in 1887.[3]

He was a representative of lyric realism, especially in short prose. As a writer, he is best known for employing his skill in holding up to ridicule the peculiar foibles of the Dalmatian folk.

Matavulj was an honorary member of the Matica srpska of Novi Sad, the first president of the Association of Writers of Serbia, president of the Society of Artists of Serbia and a member of the Serbian Royal Academy.[2]

Serbian poetic circle.

Legacy

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Nobel prize winner Ivo Andrić called him "the master storyteller".[3]

Works

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  • Noć uoči Ivanje, Zadar, 1873.
  • Naši prosjaci, Zadar, 1881.
  • Iz Crne Gore i Primorja I, Novi Sad, 1888.
  • Iz Crne Gore i Primorja II, Cetinje, 1889.
  • Novo oružje, Belgrade, 1890.
  • Iz prіmorskog žіvota, Zagreb, 1890.
  • Sa Jadrana, Belgrade, 1891.
  • Iz beogradskog života, Belgrade, 1891.
  • Bakonja fra-Brne, Belgrade, 1892.
  • Uskok, Belgrade, 1893.
  • Iz raznijeh krajeva, Mostar, 1893.
  • Boka i Bokelji, Novi Sad, 1893.
  • Primorska obličja, Novi Sad, 1899.
  • Deset godina u Mavritaniji, Belgrade, 1899.
  • Tri pripovetke, Mostar, 1899.
  • Na pragu drugog života, Sremski Karlovci, 1899.
  • S mora i planine, Novi Sad, 1901.
  • Beogradske priče, Belgrade, 1902.
  • Pošljednji vitezovi i Svrzimantija, Mostar, 1903.
  • Život, Belgrade 1904.
  • Na slavi, Belgrade, 1904.
  • Zavjet, Belgrade, 1904.
  • Car Duklijan, Mostar, 1906.
  • Nemirne duše, Belgrade, 1908.
  • Bilješke jednoga pisca, Belgrade, 1923.
  • Golub Dobrašinović

Translations

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References

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  1. ^ "Родослов породице Матавуљ из Шибеника". Порекло (in Serbian). 29 October 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Matavulj Simo". www.sanu.ac.rs. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "[Projekat Rastko] Simo Matavulj: Pripovetke".

Sources

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  • Translated and adapted from Jovan Skerlić's Istorija nove srpske književnosti / History of New Serbian Literature (Belgrade, 1921), pp. 390–395.
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