Josip Eugen Tomić
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Josip Eugen Tomić (; October 18, 1843 – July 13, 1906) was a Croatian
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. Tomić was born in Požega. He specialised in writing light-hearted fiction, with which he became very popular. Many of his works dealt with neighbouring
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. He is known for translating 50 plays to Croatian. He is also known for completing
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's historical novel ''Kletva'' (The Curse) and for writing his own historical novels. He died in
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Tomić, Josip Eugen
1843 births 1906 deaths Writers from Austria-Hungary Croatian writers Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery {{Croatia-writer-stub