Radoje Domanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Радоје Домановић; February 16, 1873 – August 17, 1908) was a Serbian journalist, writer and teacher, most famous for his satirical short stories. His adult years were a constant fight against tuberculosis. This circumstance of his life, and the affection which he inspired in all who knew him, created an aura of romanticism and sentimentality which stand in contrast to his literary accomplishments as a satirist and a powerful critic of the contemporary Serbian society.

Biography

Domanović was born in the village of Ovsište which is located in Topola municipality, Šumadija District. He attended a gymnasium in Kragujevac. Two of his teachers, Pera Đorđević and Sreten Stojković, who were followers of Svetozar Marković, were arrested for an attempt to take control of the local government and displaying a red flag. From 1890 to 1894, Domanović studied history and philology at Belgrade's Grande École.

  • Stradija
  • Razmišljanje jednog običnog srpskog vola in Serbia are named after Radoje Domanović. “Radoje Domanović” foundation awards the eponymous award for satirical works and overall contribution to Serbian satire.

Radoje Domanović Project was initiated in 2013 with the goal to digitize collected works of Radoje Domanović, and make them more widely available to readers worldwide by publishing translations of Domanović’s short stories.

References

Sources

  • Adapted from Serbian Wikipedia article: :sr:Радоје Домановић
  • Translated and adapted from Jovan Skerlić's Istorija Nove Srpske Književnosti / History of New Serbian Literature (Belgrade, 1921), pages 403-405.
  • Complete Works of Radoje Domanović
  • Full text of several short stories (in Serbian)
  • Pripovetke (1905)