Mihailo Lalić

Mihailo Lalić (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Лалић; pronounced [mixǎilɔ lâlit͡ɕ]; 7 October 1914 – 30 December 1992) was a Montenegrin and Serbian[1][2][3][4][5][6] writer.

Mihailo Lalić
Native name
Михаило Лалић
Born(1914-10-07)October 7, 1914
Trepča, Andrijevica, Kingdom of Montenegro
DiedDecember 30, 1992(1992-12-30) (aged 78)
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
GenreRealism, social realism
Notable worksLelejska gora, Svadba, Zlo proljeće
Notable awardsNIN Award, Njegoš Award

Biography

He was born in Trepča (Andrijevica municipality) village in north-eastern Montenegro in 1914. His most important novels are "Svadba", "Zlo proljeće", "Raskid", "Hajka", "Ratna sreća", and his masterpiece, "Lelejska gora".

He won the NIN Award (NIN magazine's prize for the novel of the year) for "Ratna sreća" in 1973, and was the first recipient of "Njegoš Award" for "Lelejska gora". In his novels he depicted major events in modern history of Montenegro, World Wars in particular, and battling between communist Partisans and collaborationist Chetniks.

He lived in Herceg-Novi and Belgrade, and was a member of both the Montenegrin and Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, whose vice-president he was. He was also a member of SKOJ and Communist Party. He died in Belgrade in 1992.

Bibliography
Lalić on a Yugoslavian stamp from 1999

Short Stories
  • Izvidnica (The Patrol) (1948)
  • Prvi snijeg (The First Snow) (1951)
  • Na mjesečini (In the Moonlight) (1956)
  • Posljednje brdo (The Last Hill) (1967)

Novels
  • Svadba (The Wedding) (1950)
  • Zlo proljeće (The Evil Spring) (1953)
  • Raskid (Separation) (1955)
  • Lelejska gora (The Mountain of Cries) (1957,1962)
  • Hajka (The Pursuit) (1960)
  • Pramen tame (The Lock of Darkness) (1970)
  • Ratna sreća (The Luck of War) (1973)
  • Zatočnici (The Advocates) (1976)
  • Dokle gora zazeleni (Until the Mountain Turns Green) (1982)
  • Gledajući dolje na drumove (Looking Down on the Roads) (1983)
  • Odlučan čovjek (Determined Man) (1990)

References
  1. "Čitač knjiga". digitalna.nb.rs. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  2. "Jovan Deretic: Kratka istorija srpske knjizevnosti". www.rastko.rs. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  3. "- Crnogorski đaci bez najvećih pisaca". www.politika.rs. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  4. "Nova ratna proza". www.vreme.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  5. "Zaborav nad zlim prolećem". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  6. Radisavljević, Z. "Posveta Mihailu Laliću". Politika Online. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
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