Simo Matavulj | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | (1852-09-12)12 September 1852 |
| Died | 20 February 1908(1908-02-20) (aged 55) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | Serbian |
| Period | Realism |
| Genre | Satire |
| Subject | Dalmatian people |
| Notable works | Bakonja fra-Brne, Pilipenda, Biljeske Jednog Pisca |
Simo Matavulj (Serbian:Симо Матавуљ; 12 September 1852 – 20 February 1908) was a Serbian writer and translator.[1][2]
After finishing elementary school in Italian and Serbian in his hometown ofŠibenik, he continued his secondary education inKrupa Monastery and Teacher's College inZadar from which he graduated in 1871. After graduation, he went toIslam Grčki, where he served as secretary to Count Ilija Janković, the last descendant ofStojan Janković. In 1881, he started working as a teacher inMontenegro, where he metPavel Rovinsky. A year later, he used an opportunity presented by the government to escort several students from prominent Montenegrin families to schools inMilan andParis, where he metAnatole France among other writers. He moved toSerbia in 1887.[3]
He was a representative of lyricrealism, especially in short prose. As a writer, he is best known for employing his skill in holding up to ridicule the peculiar foibles of the Dalmatian folk.
Matavulj was an honorary member of theMatica srpska ofNovi Sad, the first president of theAssociation of Writers of Serbia, president of the Society of Artists of Serbia and a member of theSerbian Royal Academy.[2]
Nobel prize winner Ivo Andrić called him "the master storyteller".[4]
Presidents of theAssociation of Writers of Serbia | ||
|---|---|---|
|  | |
