Croatian author, poet, and playwright (born 1893)

Miroslav Krleža

Miroslav Krleža was a Croatian writer who is widely considered to be the greatest of the 20th century. He wrote notable works in all the literary genres, including poetry, theater, short stories, novels, and an intimate diary. His works often include themes of bourgeois hypocrisy and conformism in Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Krleža wrote numerous essays on problems of art, history, politics, literature, philosophy, and military strategy, and was known as one of the great polemicists of the century.

Born

1893

July 7

Died

1981

Era

1890s

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Miroslav, in brief

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Key dates

1893 Born
1981 Died

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The world in 1981

When Miroslav departed

april 10 Imprisoned IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands is elected to Westminster as the MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Northern Ireland. He died twenty-six days later.
april 11 A massive riot in Brixton, south London, results in almost 300 police injuries and 65 serious civilian injuries.
april 12 The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS-1 mission.
april 14 STS-1: The first operational Space Shuttle, Columbia, completes its first test flight.

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Also born in 1893

Allen Dulles 1893–1969 American lawyer and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (died 1969) Alois Hába 1893– Czech composer and educator (died 1973) Charles E. Burchfield 1893–1967 American painter (died 1967) Christopher Kelk Ingold 1893– British chemist (died 1970) Colin Fraser Barron 1893– Scottish-Canadian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1958) H. Bonciu 1893– Romanian author, poet, and journalist (died 1950) Herbert Read 1893–1968 English poet and critic (died 1968) Huey Long 1893–1935 American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana (died 1935) Joan Miró 1893–1983 Spanish painter and sculptor (died 1983)

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