Srđan Srdić
Srđan Srdić | |
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Born | Kikinda, Yugoslavia (modern-day Serbia) | 3 November 1977
Occupation | Novelist, short-story writer |
Education | PhD in Philology |
Genre | Literary fiction |
Srđan Srdić (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан Срдић; born 3 November 1977) is a Serbian novelist, short-story writer, essayist, editor, publisher and creative reading/writing teacher. He has published four novels, two short story collections and a book of essays, and has contributed as a writer and/or editor to several short story collections and literary magazines.
Early life
Srdić was born on 3 November 1977 in Kikinda.[1]
After completing his secondary education in a music school,[2] Srdić acquired a degree in world literature and literary theory from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology, where he also defended his PhD thesis entitled Relationship between Reality and Fiction in Jonathan Swift's Prose.[3]
Career
Beginnings
In 2007, while still working as a high school literature teacher, Srdić won the first prize at the Ulaznica short story competition, and in 2009 he received the Laza Lazarević story award. The following year, he was awarded the Borislav Pekić grant (Pekić coincidentally being an important literary influence[2]) for a short story collection project.[4] From 2008 to 2011, he served as the editor/program manager of the international short story festival Kikinda Short. He returned to this position in September 2015.[5]
In 2010, Srdić published his first novel, the road horror
2013–2016
Srdić's second novel, Satori, was published in 2013 by the KrR (Rašić Literary Workshop) publishing house.
Combustions, Srdić's second short story collection, was published in May 2014. This book was also published by the KrR publishing house (Rašić Literary Workshop).[10] It contains nine stories which treat the problem of identity in various narrative ways. For the synopsis of Combustions Srdić was awarded the Borislav Pekić grant.[21] The literary critic Vladimir Arsenić, including Srdić among the most important post-Yugoslav writers, emphasises his linguistic meticulousness, as well as new reaches of Srdić's procedure, evident in the story About the Door, which he considers a masterpiece.[22] Mirnes Sokolović has a critical stance towards the book, not questioning Srdić's relevance. In his opinion certain stories are unconvincing, whereas the story Summertime is his favourite.[23] Srđan Vidrić describes Combustions as a radical and uncompromising book intended for more competent readers, which "contributes significantly to the Serbian art of story-telling".[24] Five stories from Combustions have been published in American and Scottish[25] literary magazines in Nataša Miljković's translation.
Srdić's first collection of essays entitled Zapisi iz čitanja (Notes from Reading) was published in 2014.[26] In the afterword to this book, Srdić's editor Ivan Radosavljević states that the seven collected essays "will, on one hand, attract those readers who are interested in the topics Srdić deals with here and, on the other hand, it will attract those readers who are interested in this author as a story-teller and novelist, given that this book offers particular insights into his intellectual and artistic habitus."[27] Notes from Reading has had excellent reception.[28] In an extremely positive review of the book, Dragan Babić states that Srdić is "more than an admirer" of the authors he writes about, and that he is their "excellent interpreter".[29]
In December 2015, Srdić established a publishing house named Partizanska knjiga.[30] In 2017, he signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins.[31]
2017–2020
In 2017, Srdić published his third novel titled Srebrna magla pada (Silver fog is falling).
Bibliography
Novels
- Mrtvo polje. Beograd: Stubovi kulture. 2010. ISBN 978-86-7979-308-9
- Satori. Beograd: Književna radionica Rašić. 2013. ISBN 978-86-6351-000-5
- Srebrna magla pada. Kikinda: Partizanska knjiga. 2017. ISBN 978-86-6477-016-3
- Ljubavna pesma. Kikinda: Partizanska knjiga. 2020. ISBN 978-86-6477-059-0
- Autosekcija,. Kikinda: Partizanska knjiga. 2023. ISBN 978-86-6477-123-8
Short stories
- Espirando. Beograd: Stubovi kulture. 2011. ISBN 978-86-7979-346-1
- Sagorevanja. Beograd: Književna radionica Rašić. 2014. ISBN 978-86-6351-006-7
Essays
- Zapisi iz čitanja. Novi Sad: Kulturni centar Novog Sada. 2014.ISBN 978-86-7931-395-9.
Short story anthologies
- Da sam Šejn. Zagreb: Konzor. 2007. p. 229-234. ISBN 978-953-224-201-0
- Kikinda Short 3.0. Kikinda: Narodna biblioteka "Jovan Popović". 2009.- as editor ISBN 978-86-7378-031-3
- Kikinda Short 04. Kikinda: Narodna biblioteka "Jovan Popović". 2010. - as editor ISBN 978-86-7378-033-7
- Kikinda Short 05 Kikinda: Narodna biblioteka "Jovan Popović".2011. - as editor ISBN 978-86-914515-0-9
- Nga Beogradi, me dashuri. Priština: MM. 2011. p. 155-172. ISBN 978-9951-516-05-1
- Izvan koridora. Zagreb: V.B.Z. d.o.o. 2011. p. 151-159. ISBN 978-9940-9215-6-9
- U znaku vampira: muške priče o krvopijama. Beograd: Paladin. 2012. p. 96-105. ISBN 978-86-87701-20-5
- Pucanja: izbor iz mlade srpske proze. Beograd: Službeni glasnik. 2012. ISBN 978-86-519-1536-2
- Putnik sa dalekog neba: Miloš Crnjanski u priči. Beograd: Laguna. 2013. p. 339-348. ISBN 978-86-521-1301-9
- Nova srpska pripovetka. Beograd: Paladin. 2013. p. 462-470. ISBN 978-86-87701-37-3
- Gavrilov princip: priče o sarajevskom atentatu. Beograd: Laguna. 2014. p. 115-129. ISBN 978-86-521-1551-8
References
- ^ a b Srđan Srdić, Espirando Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Stubovi kulture, 2011.
- ^ a b Klanjac, Ana (15 January 2013). "Intervju: Srđan Srdić – "Pisati i slušati glazbu – nemam drugi životni plan osim toga"". Ziher. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Partizanska knjiga - O nama, Partizanska knjiga
- ^ a b c The European Short Story Network, theshortstory.eu
- ^ International Short Story Festival Kikinda Short, Kikinda Short
- ^ Vujičić, Mića (December 2010). "Srđan Srdić". YellowCab. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b Arsenić, Vladimir (21 August 2010). "Protiv zabijanja glave u pesak". e-novine. Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Srdić, Srđan (22 February 2011). "Još uvek živimo u '93". e-novine. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Srđan Srdić, Mrtvo polje Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Stubovi kulture, 2010.
- ^ a b c Author's page on the publisher's website, krr.rs Književna radionica Rašić.
- ^ Beganović, Davor (December 2010). "Tko pripovijeda?". Proletter. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b Sutlović, Leda (8 December 2011). "Criticize this!: 'Espirando'". Booksa. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b Arsenić, Vladimir (24 September 2011). "Trenutak pre kraja". e-novine. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Ukrainian edition of the book Espirando, Espirando Litopys, 2013
- ^ a b Srđan Srdić, Interview - Vavilon RTS, June 2013.
- ^ Srđan Srdić, Interview - Gutenbergov odgovor Radio Beograd, May 2013.
- ^ a b Arsenić, Vladimir (23 March 2013). "Na razvalinama sveta". e-novine. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Ćirić, Saša (16 June 2013). "Zaumno prosvetljenje". Novosti. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Ukrainian edition of the novel Satori, Сатори UMKA, 2015
- ^ Macedonian edition of the novel Satori, Сатори Goten, 2016
- ^ Agencija Tanjug, Aleksić i Srdić dobili stipendije Borislav Pekić Glas javnosti, 02. 07. 2010.
- ^ Arsenić, Vladimir (26 April 2014). "Gorka lepota". e-novine. Archived from the original on 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Mirnes Sokolović, Visoke peći neutralnosti elektrobeton, July, 2014.
- ^ Srđan Vidrić, Na zgarištu priče Letopis Matice srpske, November 2015
- ^ Srđan Srdić, About a Door Gutter, 2015
- ^ Srđan Srdić, Zapisi iz čitanja Kulturni centar Novog Sada, 2014
- ^ Ivan Radosavljević, Odškrinuta vrata ateljea Kulturni centar Novog Sada, 2014
- ^ Branko Ćurčić, Pozdravi iz podzemlja Avangrad, broj 19, 2014
- ISSN 1821-2107. Archived from the original(PDF) on 4 March 2016.
- ^ Partizanska knjiga, Partizanska knjiga
- from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ ""Partizanska knjiga" objavila "Srebrna magla pada" S.Srdića". Tanjug. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Pet romana u najužem izboru za NIN-ovu nagradu" [Five novels in the finals of the NIN award]. N1. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
External links
- Srđan Srdić Goodreads
- The Tale of How I.I. Settled the Quarrel with I.N.
- Summertime by Srđan Srdić
- "Good Night, Captain", a story by Srdjan Srdic, translated from the Serbian by Natasa Miljkovic.
- "Sivo, sumorno nešto" in English
- A Grey, Gloomy Something, Fiction by Srdjan Srdic (Serbia), Translation from Serbian by Natasa Miljkovic