Branislav Crnčević | |
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| Born | (1933-02-08)8 February 1933 |
| Died | 14 April 2011(2011-04-14) (aged 78) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Resting place | Belgrade New Cemetery |
| Occupation | Writer, politician |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Alma mater | University of BelgradeFaculty of Philosophy |
| Period | 1963–2011 |
| Children | Vida, Ivan and Mina |
| Relatives | Svetislav Basara (son-in-law) |
Branislav "Brana" Crnčević (Serbian Cyrillic:Бранислав Брана Црнчевић,Serbian pronunciation:[brǎnislaʋbrâːnatsř̩ntʃeʋitɕ]; 8 February 1933 – 14 April 2011) was a Serbian writer and politician.[1]
Throughout his decades-long career, he wrote novels, aphorisms, short stories, TV dramas, poems and children's literature.
Crnčević was born on 8 February 1933 inKovačica and was raised inRuma. After the death of his father, he spent his childhood in orphanages and foster homes.
He graduated from theUniversity of BelgradeFaculty of Philosophy. He began his career as an employee of theZrenjanin brewery regional office inNovi Sad. He then worked as a journalist and editor in the newspapersJež[2] andDuga along with the newspaper for children calledMali jež. He also published columns in various newspapers and magazines such asNIN andPolitika. In the meantime, he published his first children's bookBosonogi i nebo and later his first collection ofaphorismsPiši kao što ćutiš. He entered into the literary scene under the pseudonyms Vinon Rumski and Branislav BIP. He was also one of the screenwriters for the 1987 filmThe Harms Case.
In addition to his literary career, Crnčević was also engaged politically and was friends withSlobodan Milošević. In 1990, he was elected president of theMatica iseljenika Srbije (Heritage Foundation of Serbia). He was a member of theSerb Democratic Party, and an advocate of the innocence ofRadovan Karadžić before theHague Tribunal. After the departure ofVojislav Šešelj to The Hague, he joined theSerbian Radical Party, but after the split of that party into two political options, he followedTomislav Nikolić to theSerbian Progressive Party. Crnčević was chosen as a member of theSenate of Republika Srpska in 1996 and was awarded theOrder of Njegoš (first degree).
Crnčević died on 14 April 2011 after a long illness.[3] He is interred in theAlley of Distinguished Citizens in theBelgrade New Cemetery in a joint plot with Milutin Čolić,Mladen Srbinović andMomo Kapor.[4]
The cultural center inRuma is named after him. In September 2016, a street in theVračarmunicipality of the city ofBelgrade was named after him.[5]
