Borisav Stankovic
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Borisav "Bora" Stanković (writer) (Борисав Бора Станковић) (born in Vranje
31 March 1876, died in Belgrade
October 22, 1927) was a Serbia
n writer belonging to the school of realism
. His novels and short stories
depict the life of people from South Serbia. He belongs to an exceptional group of storytellers that suddenly appeared at the turn of the century, Ivo Čipiko, Petar Kočić
, Milutin Uskoković, and others.
in Vranje
, and graduated from the University of Belgrade
's Law School
. It is said that he received some Western education -- Paris -- but returned unaffected to his native soil and subsequently immortalized it in his work. He worked as a clerk (first customs official then tax
official) in Belgrade. During World War I
he resided in Niš
, then in Montenegro
where he was taken captive by the Austrians and incarcerated in a PoW camp in Derventa
in Bosnia. After the war he worked in the Department of Arts of the Ministry of Education
. He died at Belgrade in 1927.
Impure Blood (Nečista krv) is about the plight of a young woman unable to free herself from the old customs and restrictions. The drama
Koštana, written in 1902, is a delightful musical about the sway a beautiful gypsy girl holds over an entire town. In practically all his works Stanković presents unusually strong characters who are at the same time victrims of a strange weakness stemming from the realization that their time has irrevocably passed. It is said that he is the most important late Serbian realist, who interconnected poetic and narrative procedures in a complex manner and departed so significantly from realist canon that his prose is regarded as transitional.
His other main works are: short story collections, Iz starog jevandjelja (From an Old Gospel, 1899), Stari dani (The Old Days, 1902), and Božji ljudi (God's Children, 1902); and a play
Tašana (1910).
Vranje
Vranje is a city and municipality located in southern Serbia. In 2011 the city has total population of 82,782, while the urban area has 54,456...
31 March 1876, died in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
October 22, 1927) was a Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n writer belonging to the school of realism
Literary realism
Literary realism most often refers to the trend, beginning with certain works of nineteenth-century French literature and extending to late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors in various countries, towards depictions of contemporary life and society "as they were." In the spirit of...
. His novels and short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
depict the life of people from South Serbia. He belongs to an exceptional group of storytellers that suddenly appeared at the turn of the century, Ivo Čipiko, Petar Kočić
Petar Kocic
Petar Kočić was a Serb prose writer and politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was active in the Serbian National Organization with ties to the Mlada Bosna revolutionaries, after which he seceded with his closest supporters leading a wing under his leadership.Like both Borisav Stanković, who...
, Milutin Uskoković, and others.
Biography
He completed the primary and secondary schoolSecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Vranje
Vranje
Vranje is a city and municipality located in southern Serbia. In 2011 the city has total population of 82,782, while the urban area has 54,456...
, and graduated from the University of Belgrade
University of Belgrade
The University of Belgrade is the oldest and largest university of Serbia.Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university...
's Law School
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law
The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law , also known as the Belgrade Law School, is one of the first-tier educational institutions of the University of Belgrade, Serbia...
. It is said that he received some Western education -- Paris -- but returned unaffected to his native soil and subsequently immortalized it in his work. He worked as a clerk (first customs official then tax
Tax
To tax is to impose a financial charge or other levy upon a taxpayer by a state or the functional equivalent of a state such that failure to pay is punishable by law. Taxes are also imposed by many subnational entities...
official) in Belgrade. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he resided in Niš
Niš
Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...
, then in Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
where he was taken captive by the Austrians and incarcerated in a PoW camp in Derventa
Derventa
Derventa is the name of a town and municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the northern part of Republika Srpska just northwest of the town of Doboj, in the Posavina region...
in Bosnia. After the war he worked in the Department of Arts of the Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education
Several countries have government departments named the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Public Education. The first such ministry ever is considered to be the Commission of National Education Several countries have government departments named the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of...
. He died at Belgrade in 1927.
His Work
His best work, the novelNovel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
Impure Blood (Nečista krv) is about the plight of a young woman unable to free herself from the old customs and restrictions. The drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
Koštana, written in 1902, is a delightful musical about the sway a beautiful gypsy girl holds over an entire town. In practically all his works Stanković presents unusually strong characters who are at the same time victrims of a strange weakness stemming from the realization that their time has irrevocably passed. It is said that he is the most important late Serbian realist, who interconnected poetic and narrative procedures in a complex manner and departed so significantly from realist canon that his prose is regarded as transitional.
His other main works are: short story collections, Iz starog jevandjelja (From an Old Gospel, 1899), Stari dani (The Old Days, 1902), and Božji ljudi (God's Children, 1902); and a play
Play
Play may refer to:* Play , enjoyment by animals including humans* Play , structured literary form of theatre-Bands:* Play , Mexican band* Play , Swedish band-Albums:...
Tašana (1910).