''Pop Ćira i pop Spira'' ( sr-cyr, Поп Ћира и поп Спира; "priest Ćira and priest Spiro") is an 1894

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 ...

Stevan Sremac Stevan Sremac ( sr-cyr, Стеван Сремац, ; 11 November 1855 – 13 August 1906) was a Serbian realist and comedy writer. He is considered one of the best truly humorous Serbian writers. Biography Stevan Sremac was born in Senta in B ...

. The novel was adapted into film in ''

Priests Ćira and Spira ''Priests Ćira and Spira'' () is a 1957 Yugoslav film directed by Soja Jovanović. It was based on '' Pop Ćira i pop Spira'', an 1894 novel by Stevan Sremac. It was the first Yugoslav feature film made in color. Cast * Ljubinka Bobić as Pop ...

'' (1957).

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