Branko Ćopić

Writer and one of the most recognisable authors in Yugoslavia. He wrote poetry, short stories and novels, and became famous for his stories for children and young adults, often set during World War II in revolutionary Yugoslavia, written with characteristic Ćopić's humor in the form of ridicule, satire and irony.

Born in Hašani, near Bosanska Krupa and studied in Banja Luka, Sarajevo and Karlovac, before moving to Belgrade to complete his higher education. His works have been translated into more than a thirty languages and sold millions of copies. He was not afraid to express his thoughts, which often found him being criticised by the government at the time.

He died tragically by suicide but left an enormous legacy on the literary world of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Yugoslavia and the world.