David Albahar

1948 - 2023

Country of citizenship: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia

Languages spoken, written or signed: English, Serbian

Educated at: University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy, Zemun Gymnasium, University of Belgrade

Occupation: translator, linguist, writer, poet

Award received: NIN Prize, Andrić prize, Vilenica Prize, Isidora Sekulić Award

Influenced by: John Updike, William Faulkner

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David Albahari (Serbian Cyrillic: Давид Албахари, pronounced [dǎv̞id albaxǎːriː]; 15 March 1948 – 30 July 2023) was a Serbian writer. Albahari wrote mainly novels and short stories in the Serbian language. He was also an established translator from English into Serbian. He was a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and a University of Belgrade graduate. Albahari was awarded the prestigious NIN Award for the best novel of 1996 for Mamac (Bait). He was among the award's finalists on seven other occasions. Source: Wikipedia (en)