Meša Selimović Writer

Mehmed "Meša" Selimović (pronounced [mɛ̌xmɛd mɛ̌ːʃa sɛlǐːmɔʋitɕ]; Cyrillic: Мехмед Селимовић "Меша"; 26 April 1910 – 11 July 1982) was a Yugoslav writer. His novel Death and the Dervish is one of the most important literary works in post-World War II Yugoslavia. Some of the main themes in his works are the relations between individuality and authority, life and death, and other existential problems.

Personal facts

Birth date	April 26, 1910
Birth place	Austria-Hungary , Tuzla , Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality	Yugoslavia
Date of death	July 11, 1982
Place of death	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , Belgrade , Socialist Republic of Serbia