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Miroslav Krleža

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Croatian writer (1893-1981)

WritersLived 1893 to 1981 · aged 88
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Miroslav Krleža was a Croatian writer who is widely considered to be the greatest of the 20th century. He wrote notable works in all the literary genres, including poetry, theater, short stories, novels, and an intimate diary.

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2005star on Croatian Walk of Fame
1981International Botev Prize
1979Golden Wreath
1975Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1968Herder Prize
1962NIN Prize
Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour
Vladimir Nazor Award
Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir
Order of the Yugoslavian Great Star
Order of Brotherhood and Unity

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Miroslav Krleža was a Croatian writer who is widely considered to be the greatest of the 20th century. He wrote notable works in all the literary genres, including poetry, theater, short stories, novels, and an intimate diary. His works often include themes of bourgeois hypocrisy and conformism in Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Krleža wrote numerous essays on problems of art, history, politics, literature, philosophy, and military strategy, and was known as one of the great polemicists of the century. His style combines visionary poetic language and sarcasm.

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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1893 to 1981 · aged 88
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29 languages

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