Rastko Petrović (1898–1949) was a Serbian poet and writer. After serving in the Serbian Army in

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, he studied law in

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and became a diplomat. Based at the Yugoslav embassy in

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during

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, he remained in the

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after the war and died there in 1949. In 1986, after official recognition, his remains were brought to

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Works

* ''Burleska gospodina Peruna, boga groma'' (A burlesque of Lord Perun, god of thunder), 1921. * ''Otkrovenje'' (Revelation), 1922. * ''Afrika'', 1930. * ''Ljudi Govore'' (The people speak), 1931. * ''Dan šesti'' (The sixth day), 1961.

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Translated works by Rastko Petrović
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