Meša Selimović

Writer and novelist who is considered one of the most prominent authors in the literary world of Bosnia & Herzegovina and Yugoslavia. His novel “Death and the Dervish (Derviš i smrt)” is one of the most important literary works in post-World War II Yugoslavia.

Besides his literary work, he was a great teacher at high school and university level. He was the artistic director of Bosna Film, drama director of the National Theater and editor-in-chief of the Svjetlost Publishing Company. He was a member of the Bosnian and Serbian Academy of Arts and Science.