Radomir Konstantinović

Radomir Konstantinović
Native name Радомир Константиновић
Born (1928-03-27)March 27, 1928
Subotica, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died October 27, 2011(2011-10-27) (aged 83)
Belgrade, Serbia
Occupation writer, philosopher
Language Serbo-Croatian
Nationality Yugoslavian/Serbian
Notable work Filosofija palanke
Notable awards NIN Award
1960 Izlazak

Radomir Konstantinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Радомир Константиновић; 1928−2011) was Serbian writer and philosopher. His most famous work is a philosophical treatise "Filosofija palanke" (The small town philosophy).[1] He won the prestigious literary NIN Award in 1960 for the novel "Izlazak" (Exodus).

Biography

Konstantinović was born on 27 March 1928 in Subotica.[1] He started his literary career as a poet. He published a book of poetry "Kuće bez krova" (A house without a roof) in 1951, but then switched to writing novels and wrote a whole series of experimental novels. His novel "Izlazak" (Exodus) won him the 1960 NIN Award for the best novel of the year.[2] Radomir Konstantinović award is awarded every two years in his honour.

Literary works

  • “Kuća bez krova” (House without a roof) — 1951, poetry book[3]
  • "Daj nam danas" (Give us today) — 1954, novel
  • "Mišolovka" (Mouse trap) — 1956, novel
  • "Čisti i prljavi" (The dirty and the clean) — 1958, novel
  • "Izlazak" (Exodus) — 1960, novel
  • "Ahasfer ili traktat o pivskoj flaši" (Ahafser or the treatise on the bear bottle) — 1964, novel
  • "Pentagram" — 1966, book of essays
  • "Filosofija palanke" (Small town philosophy) — 1969, philosophical treatise
  • "Biće i jezik" (Being and language) — 1983
  • "Dekartova smrt" (The death of Descartes) — 1996
  • "Beket prijatelj" (Beckett friend) — 2000, collection of letters Samuel Beckett sent to Konstantinović

References

  1. 1 2 N., V. (28 October 2011). "Preminuo Radomir Konstantinović" [Radomir Konstantinović dies] (in Serbian). Vecernje novosti. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dobitnik NIN-ove nagrade" [Winner of the NIN Award] (in Serbian). B92. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Konstantinović, Radomir (2010). Filosofija palanke (in Serbian). Belgrade: Otkrovenje. p. book cover. ISBN 978-86-83353-52-1.

Sources

  • Ćosić, Bora (December 2001). "Zu einer 'Philosophie der Kleinstadt'" [The Author of the Small Town Philosophy]. Lettre International (in German). Berlin (54): 104–105.
  • David, Filip (2003). "Čovek suštine" [The man of essence]. Revija slobodne misli 99 (in Bosnian) (41–42).
  • Perović, Latinka (28 January 2009). "Istorijski kontekst Konstantinovićevog dela" [Historical context of Konstantinović'c work]. Danas (in Serbian).
  • Perović, Latinka (October 2011). "In memoriam: Radomir Konstantinović" (PDF). Helsinška povelja. Belgrade: Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia (155–156): 50. ISSN 1451-6195.
  • Kaliterna, Tamara (4 November 2011). "Filozofija Srbije" [Philosophy of Serbia] (in Serbian). Monitor online. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  • Otašević, Mira (27 December 2011). "Bekstvo iz jezika" [Escape from the language] (PDF). Sarajevske sveske. Sarajevo/Ljubljana (35–36): 485–487. ISSN 1512-8539.
  • Perović, Latinka (31 October 2014). "Stvarni život Filozofije palanke" [The Real Life of the Small Town Philosophy] (in Serbian). Danas. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  • Special issue of Danas dedicated to Konstantinović, 5−6 November 2011
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