Radosav Stojanović

Radosav Stojanović (; born 1 November 1950) is a Serbian writer, journalist and lexicographer.

Biography He grew up in Mlačište in Crna Trava and attended school in Mlačište, Crna Trava, Niš and Priština. He graduated from Priština University in Serbo-Croatian Language and Serbian literature.

He was a teacher at "Ivo Lola Ribar" Secondary School in Priština, a journalist, editor and editor-in-chief (1990–1993) for the "Jedinstvo" daily newspaper, and director of the Provincial National Theatre (1993–2004) in Priština

He was a full-time columnist and chronicler for "Književne reči" from Kosovo and Metohija (1985–1988), and president of the Literary Society of Kosovo and Metohija (1990–1992). He was editor of the "Stremljenja" magazine and editor-in-chief of "Srpski jug" (2004–2006) in Niš. He is member of the Writers' Association of Serbia since 1985 and the Journalists' Association of Serbia since 1979. He is also a member of the Society of Writers and Literary Translators of Niš.

Stojanović's work is included in anthologies and selections of Serbian poetry and short stories, both in his home country and abroad. His works have been translated into other languages. He was exiled from Kosovo in June 1999. He lives in Niš and Čemernik.

Works

Books of poetry

Inoslovlje, Jedinstvo, Priština, 1979 Rukopis čemerski (The Čemerski Manuscript), Jedinstvo, Priština, 1982 Đavolja škola (Devil's School), BIGZ, Beograd, 1988, Povratak na kolac (Return to the Stake) Nolit, Beograd, 1990, Sidro (Anchor), Rad, Beograd, 1993, Netremice, Hvosno, Leposavić, 2003, and 2004, Trepet (Quiver), Vranjske – Društvo književnika Kosova i Metohije, Vranje – Kosovska Mitrovica, 2007, Pesme poslednjeg zanosa (Poems of Final Rapture), selected and new poems, Panorama, Priština – Beograd, 2012, Bequeathing / Zаveštаnje, selected and new poems about love, Serbian – English edition, translated by Dusica Vuckovic, Hybrid Publishers, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2014, Kad bi ljubavi bilo (If There Was Love), Majdan, Kostolac, 2015, Pesme sudnjeg dana (Doomsday Songs) Čigoja štampa, Beograd, 2019.

Short story collections Aritonova smrt (Ariton's Death), Prosveta – Jedinstvo, Beograd – Priština, 1984 Apokrifne price (Apocryphal Stories), Jedinstvo, Priština, 1988, Mrtva straža (Deathwatch), Književne novine, Beograd, 1988, and Novi svet, Priština, 1997, Kraj sveta (End of the World), Rad, Beograd, 1993, Gospodar uspomena (Lord of Memories), Nolit, Beograd, 1996, Živi zid (Human Wall), selection, SKZ, Beograd, 1996, Molitva za dečansku ikonu (A Prayer for the Icon of Dečani), Prosveta, Niš, 1998, Hristovi svedoci (Christ's Witnesses), Filip Višnjić, Beograd, 2001, Crnotravske priče (Stories from Crna Trava), selection, Prosveta, Niš, 2002, Vlasinska svadba (Vlasina Wedding), Narodna knjiga, Beograd, 2004, Euridikini prosioci (Eurydice's Suitors), Panorama, Beograd – Priština, 2007, Zapisano u snovima (Written in Dreams), stories about love, Panorama, Priština – Beograd, 2013, Hvatanje straha (Catching Fear), Panorama, Priština – Beograd, 2015 Priče sa krsta (Stories from the cross) Panorama-Jedinstvo, Priština - Kosovska Mitrovica, 2019

Novels Divlji kalem (Wild Graft), Narodna knjiga, Beograd, 2002, ; and Vranjske knjige, Vranje, 2010, Angelus (Angelus), SKZ, Beograd, 2004, Mesečeva lađa (Moon Vessel), Narodna knjiga, Beograd, 2005, Tri hvata neba (Three seizes the sky), Niški kulturni centar, Niš, 2018.

Children's literature Kakvu tajnu kriju ptice (What secrets are hidden by birds), Panorama, Beograd-Kosovska Mitrovica, 2016, Priče iz unutrašnjeg džepa (Stories from the inner pocket), Panorama-Jedinstvo, Priština-Kosovska Mitrovica, 2018,

Lexicography Crnotravski rečnik (Crna Trava Terminology), Srpski dijalektološki zbornik no. LVII, SANU – Institut za srpski jezik SANU, Beograd, 2010

Non-fiction Živeti s genocidom, hronika kosovskog beščašća 1980 – 1990 (Living with Genocide, a chronicle of the dishonor of Kosovo 1980 – 1990), Sfairos, Beograd, 1990, Uprkos svemu, 70 godina Narodnog pozorišta u Prištini (Despite all, 70 years of the National Theater in Pristina), Narodno pozorište Priština, Gračanica - Priština, 2019. Srpska knjiga na Kosovu i Metohiji 1945-2020 (Serbian Book in Kosovo and Metohija 1945-2020), Alma, Beograd, 2023. Kosovska hronika ili letopis "Jedinstva" 1944-2004 (Kosovo chronicle or yearbook "Jedinstva" 1944-2004), Alma, Beograd, 2023.

Dramas Mrtva straža (Deathwatch), Novi svet, Priština, 1993, Krivovo i druge drame (Krivovo and Other Dramas), Panorama, Beograd – Priština, 2003,

Dramas published other than in books Propast sveta na Veligdan (The End of the World on Easter Day), Teatron, 107, Beograd, 1999 Sendvič, (Sandwich), Srpski jug, 5, 2006 Sabor na Gorešnjak (Assembly on the day of Summer Archangel), Riječ/Riječ, godina IV, br. 3 – 4, Brčko, 2009, and Gradina, 37, 2010

Performed dramas Mrtva straža (Deathwatch), Provincial National Theatre, Priština, 1994, directed by Miomir Stamenković Propast sveta na Veligdan (The End of the World on Easter Day), "Bora Stanković" Theatre, Vranje1997, directed by Jug Radivojević Metohijska ikona (The Icon of Metohija), monodrama, National Theatre, Peć, 1997, directed and played by Miomir Radojković Krivovo (Krivovo), "Bora Stanković" Theatre, Vranje, 2003, directed by Jug Radivojević

Radio drama Poslednji pogled na Dragodan (A Final Look at Dragodan), directed and played by Stevan Đorđević, Radio Priština – Radio Toplica, Prokuplje, 2004

Journal editor Tri veka seoba Srba (Three Centuries of the Great Migration of the Serbs),1990 Vidovdanski glasnik, 1993 Srpski jug, 2004 – 2006

Awards Annual award "Jedinstvo" for journalism, 1981 and 1982 Stevan Sremac Award for newspaper article, 1987, 1991 and 1992 Zlatno pero despota Stefana Lazarevića (Despot Stefan Lazarević Golden Pen), 1990 Milutin Uskoković, second, 1993 and 2000 Literary Society Award of Kosovo and Metohija for best book, 1999 Laza K. Lazarević Award, 2001 Rade Drainac Award, 2004 Special Award of the "Joakim Vujić" Professional Theatre Festival of Serbia, 2000