Ljubivoje Ršumović (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Љубивоје Ршумовић; born 3 July 1939) is a Serbian poet and writer.
Ršumović is predominantly a writer and poet for children; however, a portion of his work is literature for adults.
Biography
He was born on 3 July 1939 in the village of
Ljubiš
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in the
Zlatibor Mountains. His parents were Mihailo and Milesa Ršumović. He was educated in Ljubiš,
Čajetina
Čajetina ( sr-cyr, Чајетина) is a small town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of western Serbia. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has 14,745 inhabitants. One of the most notable settlements in the mun ...
,
Užice, and
Belgrade
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. He has a bachelor's degree from the
University of Belgrade's
Faculty of Philology. He is known as author of lyrics of anthem of
Red Star Belgrade
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.
Selected works
* ''Ma šta mi reče''
* ''Još nam samo ale fale''
* ''Domovina se brani lepotom''
* ''Ujdurme i zvrčke iz antičke Grčke''
* ''Sunčanje na mesečini''
* ''Tri čvora na trepavici''
* ''Zauvari''
* ''Vidovite priče''
* ''Što na umu, to na drumu''
* ''Provale i cake''
* ''Izvolte u bajku sa čika Ršumom''
References
External links
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1939 births
Living people
People from Čajetina
Serbian male poets
Serbian children's writers
Serbian writers
University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology alumni