Mirko Kovač (writer)
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Mirko Kovač (26 December 1938 – 19 August 2013[1]) was a Yugoslav writer. In his rich career he wrote novels, short stories, essays, film scripts, TV and radio plays. Among his best known works are the novella Životopis Malvine Trifković, the novels Vrata od utrobe, Grad u zrcalu, the short story collection Ruže za Nives Koen, the book of essays Europska trulež and the scripts for some of the most successful films of Yugoslav cinema like Handcuffs, Playing Soldiers and Occupation in 26 Pictures among others. He was one quarter of the infamous Belgrade quartet, the other three being Danilo Kiš, Borislav Pekić and Filip David.
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Mirko Kovač | |
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Born | (1938-12-26)26 December 1938 Petrovići near Nikšić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Died | 19 August 2013(2013-08-19) (aged 74) Rovinj, Croatia |
Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, essayist, screenwriter, political activist |
Genre | Postmodernism |
Notable awards | NIN award (1978), Herder Prize (1995), Vilenica International Literary Prize (2003) |
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