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Meša Selimović

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Meša Selimović

Born April 26, 1910 · Tuzla, Austria-Hungary [now Bosnia and Herzegovina]

Died July 11, 1982 · aged 72

Mehmed "Meša" Selimović (26 April 1910 – 11 July 1982) was a Yugoslav writer, whose novel Death and the Dervish is considered one of the most important literary works in postwar Yugoslavia. Selimović began writing fairly late in his life. His first short story (Pjesma u oluji / A song in the storm) was published in 1948, when he was thirty-six. His first book, a collection of short stories Prva č…

Known For

Stormy NightStormy Night · 1987
Stormy Night
1987
MovieTV MovieDrama
The TV movie Stormy Night takes place during the Second World War, and in its center is the clerk Ceric, who, after meeting his Jewish neighbor at night and his taking to the camp, becomes a prisoner and a victim of his own fear.
Adriatic Sea of FireAdriatic Sea of Fire · 1968
Adriatic Sea of Fire
★ 6.21968
MovieDramaWar
The film tells the story of the Yugoslav destroyer Zagreb which fights against Germany in 1941, and how some of the crew members try to organise a mutiny to keep fighting when the commander is ordered to surrender.
An Insulted ManAn Insulted Man · 1970
An Insulted Man
★ 9.01970
MovieTV MovieDrama
Despite the war, deep in the mountain there is a small railway station from which logs are taken from. Occasionally, gunfire is heard from the surrounding forests between partisans and Germans. Refusing to accept the reality, the station chief wants to maintain his established peace.
On the Mountain of KonjuhOn the Mountain of Konjuh · 1966
On the Mountain of Konjuh
★ 6.51966
MovieWarDrama
An exciting story of Husine coalminers who formed a partisan batch and put up an armed resistance during WW2 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Il derviscioIl derviscio · 2001
Il derviscio
★ 7.02001
MovieDrama
The brother of Mevlevi Sheikh Ahmet Nurettin is thrown into prison despite being innocent. Dervish believes that his brother will eventually return because he is innocent. However, his hopes are shattered when the judge sentences his brother to death. The dervish embarks on a great reckoning within himself, decides to confront those responsible, and begins to incite the people to revolt. Over time, he himself will become part of the very power he opposes...
The Dervish and DeathThe Dervish and Death · 1974
The Dervish and Death
★ 6.31974
MovieDrama
Ahmet Nurudin is a dervish and head of the Islamic monastery of the Mevlevi order in Sarajevo. He is a personification of morale and dogmatic belief, everything that Muslim religion of the Ottoman rule rests on. Throughout his life, the atmosphere of the city, the relations with the judge and the mechanism of government, the image of Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the nineteenth century is being revealed. Based on a highly praised novel by Meša Selimović.
Nights and DaysNights and Days · 1959
Nights and Days
★ 10.01959
MovieWarDrama
A partisan battalion who was surrounded from all sides brings up decision to enter the city, so that the fighters could rest and recover. Due to fear of one of the partisans, the enemy discovers their plan, but fails to sabotage it.
A Nun and a CommissarA Nun and a Commissar · 1968
A Nun and a Commissar
★ 6.31968
MovieRomanceDrama
After the war, a partisan hospital is set up in a monastery, with the nuns working as nurses. A beautiful young nun, Maria, becomes very fond of the partisan leader, Commissar Nenad.

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