Aleksandar Popovi? ( Ub, Serbia , November 2, 1929 ? Belgrade , October 9, 1996) was a Serbian writer who authored more than 50 plays and other works, of which the most famous are Bela kafa and Mre??enje ?arana .

Biography [ edit ]

Born in Ub to a family with military background, ^[1] Popovi? graduated from the gymnasium in his hometown ^[2] and soon after started to write poetry. In the late 40s he was arrested by the communist authorities and spent five years at Goli Otok . ^[3] After release he worked a number of poorly paid jobs, only to accept the invitation of Du?ko Radovi? to start writing radio dramas for children. ^[4] His opus includes a number of dramas, comedies, dramas for children, TV dramas, TV and movie scripts. ^[5]

Popovi?'s theatre play Mre??enje ?arana was banned in Yugoslavia . ^[6]

Selected works [ edit ]

• Devoj?ica u plavoj haljini , 1961
• Tvrdoglave pri?e , 1962
• Sudbina jednog ?arlija , 1964
• Ljubinko i Desanka , 1964
• Sudbina jednog ?arlija , 1964
• ?arapa od sto petlji , 1965
• Sablja dimiskija , 1965
• Razvojni put Bore ?najdera , 1967
• Smrtonosna motoristika , 1967
• Kako se voli Vesna , 1974
• Mre??enje ?arana , 1984
• Gardijski potporu?nik Ribanac ili Fantazija o cve?kama , 1984
• Tri svetlice s pozornice , 1986
• Bela kafa , 1990
• Tamna je no? , 1992
• ?arlama, zbogom , 1995
• Ba? bunar , 1996
• No?na frajla , 1999

References [ edit ]