Skender Kulenovic

Poet

Birthday September 2, 1910

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Bosnia And Herzegovina

DEATH DATE Jan 25, 1978 (67)

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About

A dramatist, poet, and novelist known for his ties to the Yugoslav Communist Party, he contributed essays and short stories to the Putokaz journal. He also published several collections of sonnets and a novel entitled Ponornica (Lost River).

Before Fame

He wrote his first poems when he was eleven years old. Later, he studied law at Zagreb University.

Trivia

His image could be found on currency in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Family Life

He married Ana Prokop in 1940. Four years later, he met Vera Crvenčanin, who would become his second wife.

Associated With

He and Aleksa Santic are both known for their Bosnian poetry.