Dobrilo Nenadić
Native name
Добрило Ненадић
Born(1940-10-23)23 October 1940
Vinogošt near Arilje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died15 August 2019(2019-08-15) (aged 78)
Vinogošt near Arilje, Serbia
Occupation
LanguageSerbian, Serbo-Croatian
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade

Dobrilo Nenadić (Serbian: Добрило Ненадић, 1940–2019), Serbian novelist, mainly known for his historical novels set in Serbian history.[1][2][3]

Biography

Dobrilo Nenadić was born in the village of Vinogošt near Arilje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, on October 23, 1940.[1] He graduated agriculture from the University of Belgrade, and worked as an agriculturist apart from his literary work. He died in his birthplace on August 15, 2019.[2][4][5][6]

Literary work

Dobrilo Nenadić published 17 novels between 1977 and 2013, some with contemporary themes, and some with historical themes. He gained critical acclaim in Serbia for his historical novels Dorotej (1977), Novel about Obilić (1990) and Despot and Sacrifice (1998), all set in medieval Serbia. He also published a trilogy of novels set during Serbian-Ottoman Wars of late 19. century - Sabre of Count Vronski (2002), Victors (2004) and Grumpiness of Prince Bizmark (2005), as well as a standalone novel about the fall of the Obrenović dynasty in May Coup - Ermine (2006).[1][7] In 2009. he published historical novel Iron Age, set in prehistorical Europe.[8]

His novel Dorotej was made into film of the same name in 1981: Dobrilo Nenadić was credited for his work on the screenplay.[2][9]

Awards

Nenadić won several literary awards in SFRJ and Serbia:[1][5][6]

  • National Library of Serbia Award for the most popular book, for his novels Dorotej (1978) and Despot and Sacrifice (1999).[5][6]
  • Meša Selimović Award, for his novel Despot and Sacrifice (1998).[5][6]
  • Prosveta Award, for his novel Despot and Sacrifice (1998).[5][6]
  • Golden Bestseller Award, for his novels Despot and Sacrifice (1998) and Brajan (2000).[5][6]
  • Rača Charter for historical novels, for his novel Brajan.[6]
  • Biblios Award in 2000. and 2001, for his entire work.[6]
  • Svetozar Ćorović Award, for his novel Victors (2005).[5][6]
  • Bora Stanković Award, for his novel Grumpiness of Prince Bizmark (2006).[1][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Nenadić, Dobrilo (2006). Hermelin (in Serbian). Beograd: Politika. pp. 221–222. ISBN 86-331-3027-0. OCLC 122508343.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dobrilo Nenadic". www.dobrilonenadic.com. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  3. ↑ "Dobrilo Nenadić". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  4. ↑ "Preminuo književnik Dobrilo Nenadić - Kultura - Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Preminuo pisac Dobrilo Nenadić". Politika Online. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Добрило Ненадић". arilje.org.rs. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  7. ↑ "Preminuo Dobrilo Nenadić: Voleo ga je srpski jezik". NOVOSTI (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  8. ↑ Nenadić, Dobrilo (2009). Gvozdeno doba (in Serbian) (1. Deretino izd ed.). Beograd: Dereta. ISBN 978-86-7346-744-3. OCLC 612135579.
  9. ↑ "Dobrilo Nenadić Biografija | Lektire.rs". www.lektire.rs. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
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