Radomir Konstantinović

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Radomir Konstantinović
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
DiedOctober 27, 2011(2011-10-27) (aged 83)
Belgrade, Serbia
Occupationwriter, philosopher
LanguageSerbo-Croatian
NationalityYugoslavian/Serbian
Notable workFilosofija palanke
Notable awardsNIN Award
1960 Izlazak

Radomir Konstantinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Константиновић; 1928−2011) was Serbian writer and philosopher. His most famous work is a philosophical treatise "Filosofija palanke" (The small town philosophy).[1] He won the prestigious literary NIN Award in 1960 for the novel "Izlazak" (Exodus).

Biography

Konstantinović was born on 27 March 1928 in

experimental novels. His novel "Izlazak" (Exodus) won him the 1960 NIN Award for the best novel of the year.[2]
Radomir Konstantinović award is awarded every two years in his honour.

Literary works

  • “Kuća bez krova” (House without a roof) — 1951, poetry book[3]
  • "Daj nam danas" (Give us today) — 1954, novel
  • "Mišolovka" (Mouse trap) — 1956, novel
  • "Čisti i prljavi" (The dirty and the clean) — 1958, novel
  • "Izlazak" (Exodus) — 1960, novel
  • "Ahasfer ili traktat o pivskoj flaši" (Ahafser or the treatise on the beer bottle) — 1964, novel
  • "Pentagram" — 1966, book of essays
  • "Filosofija palanke" (Small town philosophy) — 1969, philosophical treatise
  • "Biće i jezik" I-VIII (Being and language) — 1983
  • "Dekartova smrt" (The death of
    Descartes
    ) — 1996
  • "Beket prijatelj" (Beckett friend) — 2000, collection of letters Samuel Beckett sent to Konstantinović

References

  1. ^
    Vecernje novosti
    . Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Dobitnik NIN-ove nagrade" [Winner of the NIN Award] (in Serbian). B92. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. .

Sources

External links

  • Special issue of Danas dedicated to Konstantinović, 5−6 November 2011 [1]