Stevan Tontić (30 December 1946 – 12 February 2022) was a Serbian writer and translator.

Biography

Tontić studied

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

and sociology in Sarajevo, where he later lived and worked as an editor. After the Siege of Sarajevo in 1992, he stayed in exile in Germany until his return in 2001. In his works, he often wrote about the collapse of southern Slavic civilizations. He also dealt with his experiences of war and exile. He died on 12 February 2022, at the age of 75.

Works

*''Handschrift aus Sarajevo'' (1998) *''Sonntag in Berlin'' (2000) *''Im Auftrag des Wortes. Texte aus dem Exil'' (2004) *''Der tägliche Weltuntergang'' (2015) His literary work is a part of common heritage of Serbs, Croats, Montenegrins and Bosniaks.

Awards

* Horst Bienek Prize for Poetry (2000) * (2001) *Heidelberg-Preis of the

Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste in München (Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts) is an association of renowned personalities in Munich, Bavaria. It was founded by the Free State of Bavaria in 1948, continuing a tradition established in 1808 by ...

(2012) * (2019)

References

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