Miroslav Krleža Writer

Miroslav Krleža (pronounced [mǐrɔ̝slav̞ kř̩le̞ʒa]; 7 July 1893 – 29 December 1981) was a leading Croatian writer and a prominent figure in cultural life of both Yugoslav states, the Kingdom (1918–1941) and the Socialist Republic (1945 until his death in 1981). A one time Vice President and General Secretary of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts (JAZU), he has often been proclaimed the greatest Croatian writer of the 20th century and beyond.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 07, 1893
Birth place	Austria-Hungary , Zagreb , Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
Nationality	Croats
Date of death	December 29, 1981
Place of death	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , Socialist Republic of Croatia , Zagreb

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Writer

Career start	1915
language	Croatian language
movement	Expressionism Socialist realism
notable work	Ballads of Petrica Kerempuh Croatian God Mars Messrs. Glembay The Return of Philip Latinowicz Banket u Blitvi Zastave