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Dobriša Cesarić

1902 – 1980

Croatian poet and translator

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About Dobriša Cesarić

Lived 1902 – 1980 (aged 78). Dobriša Cesarić was a Yugoslav linguist, poet, translator, writer and poetry.

Work as a translator He translated from German, Russian, Italian, Bulgarian and Hungarian to Croatian.

Works

Lirika, Zagreb, 1931. Spasena svjetla, Zagreb, 1938. Izabrani stihovi, Zagreb, 1942. Pjesme (Voćka poslije kiše), Zagreb, 1951. Knjiga prepjeva, Zagreb 1951. Osvijetljeni put, Zagreb, 1953. Tri pjesme, Zagreb, 1955. Goli časovi, Novi Sad, 1956. Proljeće koje nije moje, Zagreb, 1957. Izabrane pjesme, Zagreb, 1960. Poezija, Skopje, 1965. Moj prijatelju mene više nema., Zagreb, 1966. Slap, izabrane pjesme, Zagreb, 1970. Svjetla za daljine, Belgrade, 1975. Izabrana lirika, Belgrade, 1975. Izabrane pjesme i prepjevi, Sarajevo, 1975. Pjesme. Memoarska proza, Zagreb, 1976 (Pet stoljeća hrvatske književnosti, book 113). Voćka poslije kiše, Zagreb, 1978.

Published posthumously Spasena svjetla, Zagreb, 1985. Srebrna zrnca u pjesniku, Zagreb, 1985. Balada iz predgrađa, Zagreb, 1992. Povratak, Zagreb, 1995. Kadikad, Zagreb, 1997. Dobriša Cesarić. Pjesme., ABC naklada, Zagreb, 2007. Izabrana djela, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2008.

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Important facts

Birth century
Awards
Zmajeva prize; Vladimir Nazor Award

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Dobriša Cesarić's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Dobriša Cesarić?

Croatian poet and translator (1902-1980)

When was Dobriša Cesarić born?

Dobriša Cesarić was born on 10 January 1902 in Požega.

When did Dobriša Cesarić die?

Dobriša Cesarić died on 18 December 1980 in Zagreb.

What was Dobriša Cesarić's occupation?

Dobriša Cesarić was a linguist, poet, translator, writer and poetry.

What nationality was Dobriša Cesarić?

Dobriša Cesarić was Yugoslav.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dobriša Cesarić

· Wikidata: Q259351

· DBpedia: Dobriša Cesarić

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