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Miroslav Krleža
Miroslav Krleža was a Croatian writer, widely considered to be the greatest of the 20th century. He wrote notable works in several literary genres, including poetry, theater, short story collections, novels, and an intimate diary. His works often include themes of bourgeois hypocrisy and conformism in Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Krleža wrote numerous essays on problems of art, h…
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culture · Croatian writer (1893–1981) · writer · poet · journalist · prose writer · essayist · also Miroslav Krleža, Miroslav Krleza, Krleža
Born 7 July 1893 · Died 29 December 1981 · Q325428
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2018· 1 entry
JSTOR Daily: Harbors Rich with Ships: The Selected Revolutionary Writings of Miroslav Krleža, Radical Luminary of Modern World Literature
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2011· 1 entry
BroadwayWorld: Miroslav Krleza's IN AGONY Opens At Odyssey Theare 11/25
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded star on Croatian Walk of Fame (2005).
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2001· 1 entry
But has been temporarily closed due to the 2020 Zagreb earthquake damage as of 2021
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1986· 1 entry
Villa Gvozd was donated to the City of Zagreb
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1981· 2 entries
Died 1981-12-29.
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Awarded International Botev Prize (1981).
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1979· 1 entry
Won Golden Wreath (1979).
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1975· 1 entry
Awarded Austrian State Prize for European Literature (1975).
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1968· 1 entry
Awarded Herder Prize (1968).
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1962· 2 entries
Awarded NIN Prize for Flags (1962).
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Received the NIN Award for the novel Zastave ("The Banners"), and in 1968 the Herder Prize
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1950· 1 entry
Krleža founded the Yugoslav Institute for Lexicography, holding the position as its head until his death
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1947· 1 entry
Became vice-president of the Yugoslav Academy of Science and Arts in Zagreb and, from 1958 to 1961, he was president of the Yugoslav Writers' Union
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1918· 1 entry
But was expelled in 1939 because of his unorthodox views on art, his opposition to Socialist realism, and his unwillingness to give open support to the Great Purge, after the long polemic now known as "the Conflict on th
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1893· 1 entry
Born 1893-07-07.
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