Vladan Radoman (1936 – 20 October 2015) was a Serbian
physician writer
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An ...
. He grew up in his native country, with both his parents and his brother. He studied medicine in Belgrade.
Life
Born in
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...
, he settled in Paris. He began his medical studies again, his Yugoslav diploma not being recognized. He then became an anesthetist-reanimator.
In 1967, the
Biafran war
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began as a result of the secession of the eastern region of Nigeria, which proclaimed itself the
Republic of Biafra
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. With government troops carrying out a land and sea blockade, the region was plunged into famine, resulting in an estimated one to two million deaths. This war was widely publicized at the international level, which will push doctors to go and help the refugees. He then went on a mission with other French doctors: Marcel Delcourt, Max Recamier, Gérard Pigeon,
Bernard Kouchner, Raymond Borel, Jean Cabrol, Jean-Michel Wild, Pascal Grellety Bosviel, Jacques Bérés,
Gérard Illiouz, Philippe Bernier, , and Louis Schittly.
This war was at the origin of the foundation of
Médecins sans frontières
(MSF; pronounced ), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation (NGO) or charity of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases. ...
in 1971.
On the occasion of Operation "A Boat for Vietnam" in 1979, Bernard Kouchner wanted to charter a boat with doctors and journalists to testify to the violations of Human Rights in that country. He also wanted to evacuate the Vietnamese who had fled their communist country. There was a violent quarrel at the origin of a split within the management of MSF who considered the operation too media oriented. Bernard Kouchner then left MSF definitively and created the organization
Médecins du monde with fifteen other doctors in 1980.
![Image of Grave Beograd Serbia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Image_of_Grave_Beograd_Serbia.jpg)
In 1982, the writer released his first book: ''Un pays en exil'', then two years later ''Le Ravin'' which was awarded both the
Prix Sainte-Beuve The Prix Sainte-Beuve, established in 1946, is a French literary prize awarded each year to a writer in the categories "novels" (or "poetry") and "essays" (or "critics"); it is named after the writer Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve. The founding jury ...
1984 and th
Prix Biguetof the
Académie française.
In 1999, he received the medal of Chevalier of the
Légion d'Honneur
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from the hands of writer
Michel Mohrt.
At the age of 65, he stopped practicing medicine. He then devoted himself entirely to writing. In 2004, he left France to settle in Belgrade, where he continued to write books, but in Serbian this time.
In 2007, ''La luciole de glace'' ("Ledeni Svitac") was staged at the
Madlenianum Opera and Theatre
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of
Zemun
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.
Being ill, Vladan Radoman returned to France in 2015 and died on 26 October 2015 in Nice.
Publications
*1979: ''La faute'', Les Cahiers Indépendants
*1982: ''Un Pays en exil'',
Calmann-Lévy
*1984: ''Le Ravin'', Olivier Orban - Prix Sainte-Beuve, Prix Biguet of the Académie française
*1986: ''Les Dépossédés'', Olivier Orban
*1991: ''Les filles de Belgrade ne m’ont jamais aimé'',
Éditions de la Table ronde Éditions de la Table ronde is a French publishing house founded in 1944 by Roland Laudenbach. Since 1996 it has been an imprint of éditions Gallimard.
History
The company was founded by Roland Laudenbach in 1944 and named by Jean Cocteau. It ...
*1993: ''Le sourire de l’accordéoniste'', Table ronde
*1995: ''Luciole de glace'', Table ronde
*1997: ''Harmonikašev osmeh'' (Le sourire de l'accordéoniste), Stubovi kulture
*2000: ''Čarobnjak iz Aza'' (Le magicien d'Az), Vračarski breg
*2000: ''La Ballade d’un yougo : Bleu mistral, Orphelin de mer, 6 rue Bonaparte'', Série noire n° 2571 and 2576
*2002: ''Y a-t-il une vie sexuelle après la mort ?'', Série noire n° 2654
*2003: ''Ma langue au chat'',
Éditions du Rocher
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*2003: ''Predajem se'' (Ma langue au chat), Zepter book world
*2005: ''La règle de trois'', Table ronde
*2008: ''Ima li seksualnog života posle smrti'' (Y a-t-il une vie sexuelle après la mort), Paideia
*2012: ''Beogradske devojke me nikada nicu volele'' (Les filles de Belgrade ne m'ont jamais aimé), Gutenbergov galaksija
*2012: ''Portes vertes'', Les Editions Persée
*2014: ''Mimohod'', Albatros Plus
See also
*
Laza Lazarević
Lazar "Laza" Lazarević ( sr-cyr, Лазаp Лаза Лазаревић, 13 May 1851 – 10 January 1891) was a Serbian writer, psychiatrist, and neurologist.
Medical career
Lazarević was born in Šabac in 1851. He studied medicine at the U ...
*
Milan Savić Milan Savić may refer to:
* Milan Savić (footballer, born 1994), Serbian football defender
* Milan Savić (footballer, born 2000), Bosnian football winger
* Milan Savić (author)
Milan Savić ( sr, Милан Савић german: Emil Szavitz; ...
* Konstantin Peicić (1802-1882)
*
Jovan Stejić
External links
Vladan Radomanon the site of the Académie française
''Hommage à Vladan Radoman, membre fondateur de MDM''on Medecins du monde.org
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European writers in French
Serbian medical writers
Writers from Novi Sad
Serbian anesthesiologists
Prix Sainte-Beuve winners
1936 births
2015 deaths
Knights of the Legion of Honour
Yugoslav physicians
20th-century Serbian writers
21st-century Serbian writers