Marica Josimčević ( Serbian-Cyrillic: Марица Јосимчевић; born 12 May 1946 in

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) is a

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n writer and translator.

Biography

Marica Josimčević grew up in his native place, attended the

Ninth Belgrade Gymnasium The IX Gymnasium "Mihailo Petrović-Alas" () is a gymnasium located in New Belgrade, Serbia, established in 1961, and named after the Serbian mathematician Mihailo Petrović-Alas. Public reputation The school has a reputation of being very acade ...

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city quarter and graduated with maturity diploma in 1965, then she began studying Spanish and English languages and literatures at the Philosophical Faculty of Belgrade's University and graduated with diploma in 1969. After her studies, she worked as translator for Aviogenex (1970–73) and

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(1973-1980). During these years, she travelled to Latin America and spent some time in

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(1973),

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(1974) and

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(1980). She started her career as freelance writer in 1980, and from 1993 to 2001, she worked as

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for the publishing companies DBR and Verzal Press in Belgrade, which no longer exist today. Josimčević is one of the editors, who compiled the complete works of

Isidora Sekulić Isidora Sekulić ( sr-cyr, Исидора Секулић, 16 February 1877 – 5 April 1958) was a Serbian writer, novelist, essayist, polyglot and art critic. She was "the first woman academic in the history of Serbia" after she joined the Serb ...

, first edited by Stylos publishing

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from 2001-2004, she is translator of works by

Mario Vargas Llosa Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (28 March 1936 – 13 April 2025) was a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and politician. Vargas Llosa was one of the most significant Latin American novelists and essayists a ...

, Samael Aun Weor,

Carlos Fuentes Carlos Fuentes Macías (; ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are ''The Death of Artemio Cruz'' (1962), '' Aura'' (1962), '' Terra Nostra'' (1975), '' The Old Gringo'' (1985) and '' Christop ...

Pío Baroja Pío Baroja y Nessi (28 December 1872 – 30 October 1956) was a Spanish writer, one of the key novelists of the Generation of '98. He was a member of an illustrious family. His brother Ricardo was a painter, writer and engraver, and his ne ...

, Manuel Scorza,

Reinaldo Arenas Reinaldo Arenas (July 16, 1943 – December 7, 1990) was a Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright who is known as a vocal critic of Fidel Castro, the Cuban Revolution, and the Cuban government. His memoir of the Cuban dissident movement and of bei ...

and

Rómulo Gallegos Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. In 1948, he became the first freely elected President of Venezuela, president in Venezuela's history. He was removed from ...

as well as the ''History of

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Literature'' (Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana) by Gerardo Mario Goloboff and Juan Octavio Prenz into Serbian. Josimčević's work is influenced by

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and

Magic realism Magical realism, magic realism, or marvelous realism is a style or genre of fiction and art that presents a realistic view of the world while incorporating magical elements, often blurring the lines between speculation and reality. ''Magical re ...

Works

*''Dno na vrhu sveta'' (

Abyss Abyss may refer to: Religion * Abyss (religion), a bottomless pit, or a passage to the underworld * Abyss (Thelema), a spiritual principle within the system of Thelema Film and television * ''The Abyss'' (1910 film), a Danish silent film s ...

on Top of the World),

novel A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ...

, DBR Publishing, Belgrade 1994, . *''Škorpion je znao'' (Scorpio Knew It),

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ...

, Prosveta, 1989, . *''Postaja gospodnja'' ( Retreat of Lord), novel, Altera, Belgrade 1991, . *''Put kože'' (Way of Skin), short stories,

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, Belgrade 1998, . *''Jovanje : knjiga o drugom postanju'' ( Jovanje: Book of Second Creation), Pešić i sinovi, Belgrade 2003, . *''Dvoboj na mostu'' (Duel on the Bridge) short stories, Utopija, Belgrade 2007, . *''Botaničar : drama u četiri čina, trinaest dana i četrdeset i četiri scene'' (The

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: a drama in four

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, thirteen days and forty-four scenes), novel, Luks Mundi Press, Belgrade 2010, . *''Abyss on Top of the World'', English self-publication, CreateSpace Independent Publishing 2009 and 2012, . *''Ogledalo ljudskog roda'' (Mirror of Mankind), Pešić i sinovi, Belgrade 2013. *''Drezga'',

monograph A monograph is generally a long-form work on one (usually scholarly) subject, or one aspect of a subject, typically created by a single author or artist (or, sometimes, by two or more authors). Traditionally it is in written form and published a ...

(Serbian and English), Radionica duše, Belgrade 2014 and 2016, . *''Plavi zdenac'' (Blue

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), Metaphysica, Belgrade 2016, .

Awards

Isidora Sekulić Award The Isidora Sekulić Award (, sr-cyr, Награда Исидора Секулић) is a Serbian, and former Yugoslav, literary prize established by the Belgrade municipality of Savski venac in 1967 and awarded annually since 1968 in honor of th ...

1998 for ''Put kože''Sekulić Award 1998

Glas javnosti ''Glas javnosti'' (Глас јавности, meaning "Voice of the Public") was a daily newspaper published in Belgrade. After publishing a newspaper from April 1998 until January 2010, the people behind the project have since then run an online ...

, retrieved 2018-11-14. * Stevan Pešić Award 1998 for ''Put kože''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Josimčević, Marica 1946 births Living people University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology alumni Writers from Belgrade Serbian novelists Serbian women short story writers Serbian short story writers Serbian translators Literary translators Translators to Serbian Translators from Spanish Serbian women novelists