Ivo Andrić
Ivo Andrić
Andrić in 1961
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a Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under Ottoman rule.
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Born
Ivan Andrić 9 October 1892 Dolac, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Died
13 March 1975 (aged 82) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality
Yugoslav
Alma mater
University of Zagreb University of Vienna Jagiellonian University University of Graz
Occupation
Writer diplomat politician
adultbasic
Balkans
era
1800+
Language
Serbo-Croatian
Notable awards
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1937) Nobel Prize in Literature (1961) Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour (1972)
Notable work
The Bridge on the Drina (1945) (among other works )
Resting place
Belgrade New Cemetery, Republic of Serbia
Spouse
Milica Babić ( m. 1958; died 1968)
Years active
1911–1974