Mirko Kovač
1938
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2013
country of citizenship: Croatia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
educated at: University of Arts in Belgrade
occupation: writer, screenwriter
award received: NIN Prize, Andrić prize, Herder Prize, Vilenica Prize, Kurt Tucholsky Prize, Његошева награда
Mirko Kovač (26 December 1938 – 19 August 2013) was a Yugoslav writer. In his rich career he wrote novels, short stories, essays, film scripts, TV and radio plays. Among his best known works are the novels Gubilište, Životopis Malvine Trifković, Vrata od utrobe, Grad u zrcalu, the short story collection Ruže za Nives Koen, the book of essays Europska trulež and the scripts for some of the most successful films of Yugoslav cinema like Handcuffs, Playing Soldiers and Occupation in 26 Pictures among others. He was one quarter of the infamous Belgrade quartet, the other three being Danilo Kiš, Borislav Pekić and Filip David. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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