Daša Drndić was a distinguished writer, translator, and university professor. She earned her degree in English language and literature from the University of Belgrade, and later completed graduate studies in dramaturgy at Southern Illinois University in the United States. In the 1990s, she left Belgrade...
David Albahari was a writer, translator, and academic. Throughout his career, he wrote primarily novels and short stories, often infused with autobiographical elements. He was also an accomplished translator from English and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Born into a Jewish-Serbian...
Predrag Matvejević was a writer, essayist, and intellectual known for his humanist and political engagement. He graduated in French language and literature in Zagreb and earned his doctorate from the Sorbonne in Paris in 1967. He was part of the editorial circle of Praxis, a Zagreb-based...
Biljana Jovanović was a writer, human rights defender, and peace activist, remembered as one of the most courageous and original voices of her generation. She studied philosophy at the University of Belgrade, where she was part of a vibrant circle of intellectuals and artists who...
Danilo Kiš was a writer, translator, and one of the most celebrated literary figures of the 20th century in the region. Born in Subotica, he survived the Holocaust and completed his secondary education in Cetinje, Montenegro. He graduated from the University of Belgrade with a...
Judita Šalgo was a writer, essayist, and translator from Hungarian and English. She was born in Novi Sad into a Jewish family, a background that deeply shaped both her personal life and her literary sensibility. During World War II, her parents were taken to concentration camps—her...
Mirko Kovač was a celebrated novelist, playwright, and essayist, widely regarded as one of the most important voices in South Slavic literature. Born in Montenegro, he studied dramaturgy at the Academy for Theatre, Film, and Television in Belgrade but left before graduating to publish his...