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Stevan Sremac

Nacimiento : 1855-11-11, Senta, Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar

Muerte : 1906-08-13

Historia

Stevan Sremac (11 November 1855 – 13 August 1906) was a Serbian realist and comedy writer. He is considered one of the best humorous Serbian writers. His characters are usually small merchants, clerks, priests, artists, and other simple folk in small Serbian towns. A realist and sharp observer, he was able to point out the changes sweeping Serbian society into a new era.

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Ivko's Feast

Story

The story takes place in Nis, towards the end of the nineteenth century, during the calm down of the stormy historic events which led to final liberation of southern Serbian parts from Turkish occupation. The comedy is about celebrating traditional saint's day feast, organized by Ivko and how his guests test the Serbian hospitality.

Zamfir's Zona

Novel

Zona Zamfirova is set in the eastern Serbian city of Niš in the 19th century. The plot follows the story of Zona Zamfirova, a local rich man's daughter, and the vicissitudes of her affair with Mane, an ordinary goldsmith. As it was undesirable for the daughter of a rich man to marry a craftsman, the two are at first divided, with the possibility of Zona marrying Manulać, who came from a wealthy family. Everything is, however, changed as Mane organizes a successful conspiracy to keep Zona for himself.

Priest Cira and Priest Spira

Novel

Life of the village elite, the two priest families, goes quietly in mutual understanding and friendship. The discord is inserted when a young teacher is able to marry the daughter of only one of the priests. Based on a popular novel by Stevan Sremac.