Isidora Bjelica ( sr-Cyrl, Исидора Бјелица; 10 December 1966 – 5 August 2020) was a Serbian

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writer, playwright and public figure.

Early life and career

Bjelica was born in

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where she graduated from gymnasium. She then moved to

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where she graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, department of dramaturgy. She obtained MA from dramaturgy. Bjelica produced over 55 books -

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collections,

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and

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s. She also worked as a

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for several

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s and

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Personal life

Bjelica was the daughter of chess author and journalist

Dimitrije Bjelica Dimitrije Bjelica ( sr, Димитрије Бјелица; born November 8, 1935) is a Serbian (formerly Yugoslav) chess FIDE Master. He has organised many big events and was the arbiter at tournaments like Linares. Chess historian Edward Win ...

. She was married to professor

Nebojša Pajkić Nebojša Pajkić ( sr-cyr, Небојша Пајкић; born 25 November 1951) is a Serbian screenwriter. He is a professor of film dramaturgy, writer, director and film critic. Biography In 1971, Pajkić moved to Belgrade for university studies ...

, who co-authored one of her books. They lived in

and had a son, Lav and a daughter Vila Evangelina.

Death

She died on 5 August 2020 in Belgrade after the long battle with ovarian cancer.

Bibliography

Essays

* ''Mali vodič za ljubavnu sreću'' (The small guide for love happiness) * ''Kako preživeti porođaj u Srbiji'' (How to survive a childbirth in Serbia) * ''Biblija za kupoholičarke'' (The shopaholics Bible)

Novels

* ''Ozloglašena'' (Notorious) * ''Protokoli Politart mudraca'' (The Protocols of the Elders of Politart), co-authored with

* ''101 muškarac u četiri godišnja doba'' (101 men in four seasons) * ''Poslednji hrišćanin'' (Last Christian) * ''Ljubav u Tunisu'' (Love in Tunisia) * ''Ljubav u Kairu'' (Love in Cairo) * ''Ljubav u Emiratima'' (Love in the Emirates) * ''Ljubav u Bejrutu'' (Love in Beirut) * ''Ljubav u Maroku'' (Love in Morocco) * ''Dama iz Santorinija'' (Lady from Santorini) * ''Dama iz Monaka'' (Lady from Monaco) * ''Novac, strasti, laži'' (Money, passions, lies) * ''Nepristojna pisma muškarcima'' (Indecent letters to men) * ''Moj život, moj skandal'' (My life, my scandal) * ''Tajna knjiga'' (Secret book) * ''Put oko sveta za 25 dana'' (Round the world in 25 days) * ''Apostoli urbanog Beograda'' (Apostles of urban Belgrade) * ''Moj deda Luj Viton'' (My grandfather Louis Vuitton) * ''Srpkinja'' (Serbian lady) * ''Kad kume kuvaju'' (When godmothers cook), co-authored with Vesna Radusinović. * ''Santa Maria'' (Santa Maria) * ''Magija šešira'' (Magic of the hats) * ''Roman o preljubi'' (Novel of infidelity) * ''Tajna Titovog kreveta'' (Tito's bed secret) * ''Kazablanka'' (Casablanca) * ''Avato ili Žena poslednjeg despota'' (Avato or Last despot's wife) * ''Zbog njih sam volela Beograd'' (Because of them I loved Belgrade) * ''Upomoc, prijateljice!'' (Help, friend!)

Non-fiction

* ''Tajni život slavnih Srpkinja (Secret life of famous Serbian women), 1997 '' * ''Princeze di Montenegro (Princess of Montenegro), 1998'' * ''Kraljice Serbske (Serbian Queens), 2001'' * ''Tajni život P.P. Njegoša (Secret life of P.P. Njegoš)'' * ''Tajna društva u Srbiji (Secret societies in Serbia), co-authored with

'' * ''Najveće misterije srbske istorije (The biggest mysteries of Serbian history)''

Short stories

* ''Prvi probudjeni (First awakened), 1986'' * ''Gospodar srećnih predmeta (Lord of happy subjects), 1989'' * ''Ženske priče (Women's stories), 2001'' * ''Živeti i umreti na Karibima (Living and dying in the Caribbean), 2001''

Filmography

Film

* ''Dorćol - Menhetn'', 2000, writer and director

Television

* ''Šesto čulo'', 2010, writer (1 episode - uncredited)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjelica, Isidora 1966 births 2020 deaths Writers from Sarajevo Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Writers from Belgrade Serbian novelists Serbian screenwriters Serbian dramatists and playwrights Serbian non-fiction writers Serbian women novelists University of Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts alumni Women dramatists and playwrights Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery