Milorad Pejić (1960 in
Tuzla
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,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, former
Yugoslavia
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) is a Bosnian
poet
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who resides in
Sweden
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.
Biography
After attending elementary and high school in his hometown of
Tuzla
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, Pejić attended the
University of Sarajevo
The University of Sarajevo (Bosnian language, Bosnian, Croatian language, Croatian and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a List of universities in Bo ...
, where he studied economics. Following graduation he returned to Tuzla, and in 1992, following the outbreak of the
Bosnian War
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, he immigrated to Sweden, where he now lives.
Books
* The Vase for the Lily Plant / ''Vaza za biljku krin'' (1985)
* The Eyes of Keyholes / ''Oči ključaonica / Schlossaugen '' (2001) (2012) (2015)
* Hyperborea (2011) (2013) (2016) (2018)
* The Third Life / ''Treći život'' (2015) (2019)
* True Stories / ''Sanna historier, poetry collection in Swedish'' (2019)
* True Stories: selected poems (in Czeche) / ''Pravdivé příběhy: vybrané básně'' (2020)
* True stories / ''Istinite priče'' (2023)
* All poems / ''Sve pjesme'' (2024)
Awards
* November 2012: ''Slovo Makovo - Mak Dizdar''
References
External links
Article in Swedish about Pejić and the "Slovo Makovo - Mak Dizdar" awardMak Dizdar Foundation article on literary prize ”Slovo Makovo - Mak Dizdar,” awarded to Pejić in November 2012*
ttp://www.spiritofbosnia.org/contributor/milorad-pejic/ Spirit of BosniaRefugees and Runes of War (Bibliotekos)Modern Poetry in TranslationPoems published on www.jergović.comCV2 The Canadian Journal of Poetry and Critical WritingRHINOEckermann: Patriotizam je bolestEckermann: ŠarafBuybook, interview (All poems / Sve pjesme)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina poets
Bosnia and Herzegovina writers
1960 births
Living people