Ivo Andric

@Writers, Timeline and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Ivo Andric was a short story writer who went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature Nobel Laureates In Literature Writers Novelists Libra Celebrities The Bosnian-Croat lineage made Ivo Andric relate himself more as a Croatian initially and later as a Serbian. Majority of his works were written in Serbian but atleast one-third of his works were written in Croatian. He was famous for his trilogy set in his homeland Bosnia that was inhibited by Croats, Turks, Jews, and Serbs, where there was a conflict between the European and Turkish culture. In his works that were written especially after World War, he portrayed the cruelty of war and the feelings of apprehension and isolation encountered by individuals. During his stay at Zagreb, he became associated with Zagreb intelligentsia and Antun Gustav Matos, whose writings had considerable influence over him and his works. He was imprisoned after allegedly having underground connections in the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. It was at this time he was exposed to the writings of Soren Kierkegaard and Fyodor Dostoevsky. He got worldwide recognition when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his large body of literary work, the most prominent one being the novel, “The Bridge on the Drina’. He was generous enough to donate the Nobel Cash award of $48,000 for the betterment of libraries in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Throughout his life, both personally and in writings, he reflected a true sense of patriotism. Scroll further.

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Birthday: October 9, 1892 Died on: March 13, 1975 Nationality: Yugoslav Famous: Nobel Laureates In Literature, Writers, Novelists Spouses: Milica Babic-Andric (m. 1958–1968) Universities: Jagiellonian University University of Graz University of Zagreb Birth Place: Travnik Information Detail Birthday October 9, 1892 Died on March 13, 1975 Nationality Yugoslav Famous Nobel Laureates In Literature, Writers, Novelists Spouses Milica Babic-Andric (m. 1958–1968) Universities Jagiellonian University University of Graz University of Zagreb Birth Place Travnik Religion Roman Catholic Gender Male Father Antun Mother Katarina Sun Sign Libra Born in Travnik Famous as Novelist Died at Age 82

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In 1958, he married his long time love, Milica Babic-Andric; who was a costume designer at the National Theater in Belgrade and the widow of Nenad Jovanovic. Unsplash Personal Life

Owing to ill-health, he passed away in Belgrade. He was interred in Belgrade New Cemetery. Unsplash Personal Life

His native house in Travnik is maintained as a Museum and the Belgrade flat he lived in has been transformed into the Museum. Unsplash Personal Life

Ivo Andric was born as Ivan Andric to Antun Andric and Katarina Pejic, in Travnic. His father was a coppersmith who died due to tuberculosis when Andric was just two years old. So, he was brought up by his kin and did his elementary schooling in Visegrad. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1903, he joined his mother in Sarajevo and completed his secondary education from the Sarajevo Grammar School. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He started writing poetry at a tender age and in 1911, his first poem, ‘U sumrak’ (At Twilight) was published in the ‘Bosanska vila’ (Bosnian Fairy). Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He obtained a scholarship from the Croatian cultural-educational society in 1912 and subsequently studied at Royal University, in Zagreb. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1913, he enrolled at the University of Vienna, where he studied literature, philosophy, and history. The weather of Vienna further increased the sensitivity of his lungs, a genetic problem, and as a result, he suffered from pneumonia. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In October 1919, he was employed as a civil servant with the ‘Ministry of Religion’ in Belgrad. Unsplash Career

In 1920, his collection of poems titled ‘Nemiri’ and the short story, ‘Put Alije Djerzeleza’ was published. Unsplash Career

During his time in service, he worked at the ‘Holy See’ and was appointed to the Legation of the Vatican. The next year, he was employed with the General Consulate of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in Bucharest. Unsplash Career

In 1922, he was reassigned to the Consulate in Trieste and the following year, he worked in the Consulate of Graz but his job with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was at stake, as he had not completed his degree. Unsplash Career

This made him enroll at the Faculty of Philosophy in Graz and in 1924; he was able to retain his career by defending his doctorate thesis, ‘The Development of Spiritual Life in Bosnia Under the Influence of Turkish Rule’. Unsplash Career

‘Travnicka hronika’ relates the relentless struggle of Bosnian nationals and their refusal to surrender to outsiders. The novel was set in the Napoleonic time spanning 1807 to 1814 and is marked with the Tolstoyan spirit of conflict between reality and loyalty. Unsplash Major Works

Inspired by a medieval bridge that stood by the river in Vienna, he wrote the much acclaimed novel, ‘Na Drini cuprija’. The bridge stands as the symbol of nexus between the mixed populations of the town. Unsplash Major Works

One of his acclaimed works ‘Gospodica’ is centered on the character of Miss Raika Radakovic, a spinster who is obsessed with profound stinginess that results in her loss of friendship, love, and to meet her fate solitarily with no one to love and care. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	October 9, 1892
Died on	March 13, 1975
Nationality	Yugoslav
Famous	Nobel Laureates In Literature, Writers, Novelists
Spouses	Milica Babic-Andric (m. 1958–1968)
Universities	Jagiellonian University University of Graz University of Zagreb
Birth Place	Travnik
Religion	Roman Catholic
Gender	Male
Father	Antun
Mother	Katarina
Sun Sign	Libra
Born in	Travnik
Famous as	Novelist
Died at Age	82

Ivo Andric

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Oct 9, 1892

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