Dragan Lukic
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Dragan Lukić (November 30, 1928 - January 1, 2006), was a Serbian children's writer.
He was born in Belgrade
. His mother's name was Tomanija, and his father, Aleksandar, was a pressman, so young Dragan acquired affection for books since earliest age.
In 1946 he started to publish, and during the 1950s he became a known children's poet. In 1952, he published his first books (poetry-picture books): The great run (Велика трка) and Animals as football players (Звери као футбалери).
In 1954 he finished his studies of literature on the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology
, and then he worked lecturer of children's literature. After eight years, he started working as an editor of children's program on Radio Belgrade, where he stayed until retirement.
He wrote poems, stories, novels, drama texts, theoretical treatises of literature, he led television and radio shows.
He edited magazine "Dragon" ("Змај"). He was regular participator of the most important children's manifestations in ex Yugoslavia. His main co-workers were: Desanka Maksimović
, Branko Ćopić
, Duško Radović
, Arsen Diklić, Ljubivoje Ršumović
, Pero Zubac, Dobrica Erić and others.
He published over a hundred books, among which the most famous are: My grand grand father and me, This is where poems live, First class coach, Fifi, How the hoses grow, What daddy says, From home to school, Joca the hunter, City ride. He published novels: Skyscraper C17, The three goosqeteers, Bomb in the coffee, and many other.
Because of his life work, for which he received numerous awards, he is among top Yugoslav and Serbian youth writers.
He was the honorary president of the Zmaj's children games since 1993 until his death. Before him, honorary presidents were Veljko Petrović (1964-1967) and Desanka Maksimović
(1967-1993).
After long and hard disease, Dragan Lukić passed on January 1 2006.
He was born 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...
. His mother's name was Tomanija, and his father, Aleksandar, was a pressman, so young Dragan acquired affection for books since earliest age.
In 1946 he started to publish, and during the 1950s he became a known children's poet. In 1952, he published his first books (poetry-picture books): The great run (Велика трка) and Animals as football players (Звери као футбалери).
In 1954 he finished his studies of literature on the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology
University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology
The Faculty of Philology is one of the constituent schools of the University of Belgrade. The school's purpose is to train and educate its students in the academic study or practice in linguistics and philology.-History:...
, and then he worked lecturer of children's literature. After eight years, he started working as an editor of children's program on Radio Belgrade, where he stayed until retirement.
He wrote poems, stories, novels, drama texts, theoretical treatises of literature, he led television and radio shows.
He edited magazine "Dragon" ("Змај"). He was regular participator of the most important children's manifestations in ex Yugoslavia. His main co-workers were: Desanka Maksimović
Desanka Maksimovic
Desanka Maksimović was a Serbian poet, professor of literature, and a member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.-Biography:...
, Branko Ćopić
Branko Copic
Branko Ćopić was Yugoslav writer. He was an ethnic Serb born in the village of Hašani near Bosanska Krupa. He attended schools in Bihać, Banja Luka, Sarajevo and Karlovac before moving to Belgrade to study philosophy at the University of Belgrade until his graduation in 1940.Upon the uprising in...
, Duško Radović
Duško Radović
Dušan "Duško" Radović was a Serbian children's writer, poet, journalist, aphorist and TV editor.He was known for his poetry , books, television screenplays, and for his aphorisms....
, Arsen Diklić, Ljubivoje Ršumović
Ljubivoje Ršumović
Ljubivoje Ršumović is a poet from Serbia. Ršumović is predominantly a writer and poet for children; however, a significant body of his work is literature for adults....
, Pero Zubac, Dobrica Erić and others.
He published over a hundred books, among which the most famous are: My grand grand father and me, This is where poems live, First class coach, Fifi, How the hoses grow, What daddy says, From home to school, Joca the hunter, City ride. He published novels: Skyscraper C17, The three goosqeteers, Bomb in the coffee, and many other.
Because of his life work, for which he received numerous awards, he is among top Yugoslav and Serbian youth writers.
He was the honorary president of the Zmaj's children games since 1993 until his death. Before him, honorary presidents were Veljko Petrović (1964-1967) and Desanka Maksimović
Desanka Maksimovic
Desanka Maksimović was a Serbian poet, professor of literature, and a member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.-Biography:...
(1967-1993).
After long and hard disease, Dragan Lukić passed on January 1 2006.