Isidora Bjelica


Isidora Bjelica was a Serbian prose writer, playwright and public figure.

Early life and career

Bjelica was born in Sarajevo where she graduated from gymnasium. She then moved to Belgrade where she graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, department of dramaturgy. She obtained MA from dramaturgy. Bjelica produced over 55 books - novels, short story collections, plays, travel books and screenplays. She also worked as a columnist for several magazines and newspapers.

Personal life

Bjelica was the daughter of chess author and journalist Dimitrije Bjelica. She was married to professor Nebojša Pajkić, who co-authored one of her books. They lived in Belgrade and had a son, Lav and a daughter Vila Evangelina.

Death

She died on 5 August 2020 in Belgrade after a long battle with ovarian cancer.

Essays

Mali vodič za ljubavnu sreću Kako preživeti porođaj u Srbiji
  • ''Biblija za kupoholičarke''

Novels

Ozloglašena Protokoli Politart mudraca, co-authored with Nebojša Pajkić101 muškarac u četiri godišnja doba Poslednji hrišćanin Ljubav u Tunisu Ljubav u Kairu Ljubav u Emiratima Ljubav u Bejrutu Ljubav u Maroku Dama iz Santorinija Dama iz Monaka Novac, strasti, laži Nepristojna pisma muškarcima Moj život, moj skandal Tajna knjiga Put oko sveta za 25 dana Apostoli urbanog Beograda Moj deda Luj Viton Srpkinja Kad kume kuvaju, co-authored with Vesna Radusinović.Santa Maria Magija šešira Roman o preljubi Tajna Titovog kreveta Kazablanka Avato ili Žena poslednjeg despota Zbog njih sam volela Beograd
  • ''Upomoc, prijateljice!''

Non-fiction

Tajni život slavnih Srpkinja, 1997 Princeze di Montenegro, 1998Kraljice Serbske, 2001Tajni život P.P. Njegoša Tajna društva u Srbiji, co-authored with Nebojša Pajkić
  • ''Najveće misterije srbske istorije ''

Short stories

Prvi probudjeni, 1986Gospodar srećnih predmeta, 1989 Ženske priče, 2001
  • ''Živeti i umreti na Karibima, 2001''

Filmography

Film

Dorćol - Menhetn, 2000, writer and director

Television

Šesto čulo, 2010, writer