Iso Velikanović
Iso Velikanović (born March 29, 1869 in Šid ; † around 1940) was a Yugoslav writer.
Life
He studied medicine in Vienna and failed. Then went to Sremska Mitrovica. There he worked as a journalist and published the magazine Knut. After the beginning of the First World War he fled to Zagreb .
Works
- Otmica
- Knez od Lidije
- Posvatovci
- Tulumović udaje kćer
In his works Velikanović spoke about life in small towns (malovaroški život).
Velikanović was a well-known translator. He has translated works by Adam Mickiewicz (sonnets, romances and ballads, Grażyna , Konrad Wallenrod ) and other authors.
Honors
In 2005 the Croatian Ministry of Culture endowed the nagrada Iso Velikanović prize named after him for outstanding translations.
Web links
- Literature by and about Iso Velikanović in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Velikanović, Iso |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Velikanović, Isidore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1869 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Šid |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1940 |