Milovan Danojlić


Milovan Danojlić was a Serbian poet, essayist and literary critic best known for his children's poetry. Danojlić was a full member of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts.

Biography

Danojlić published his first poems in 1954, while his first independent book "Urođenički psalmi" was published in 1957. He was a lecturer on the Serbo-Croatian language at the University of Poitiers from 1977 to 1978.
Danojlić was a selected artist of the Fulbright program Artist-in-residence at the UMass Amherst from 1980 to 1981.
In 1982, he was a founding member of the Committee for the Protection of Artistic Freedom, together with Biljana Jovanović, Dragoslav Mihailović and others. Since 1984, he alternately lived as a freelance writer in Paris and Belgrade, and worked as occasional freelance associate at Radio France. In 1989, he was a member of the Founding Committee of the Democratic Party, which was the first Yugoslav opposition and non-communist party since 1945.
Danojlić published more than 70 books of fiction and poetry in the Serbian language. His most famous books are: Neka vrsta cirkusa ; Lične stvari - ogledi o sebi i o drugima and Balada o siromaštvu.
Danojlić was a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts from 2000, and president of the Serbian Literary Guild since 2013.
Danojlić was married to Sanja Bošković, and was the father of two sons.
Danojlić died in Paris on 23 November 2022, at the age of 85.

Works

Urođenički psalmi, Nolit, Belgrade, 1957Nedelja, Lykos, Zagreb, 1959Kako spavaju tramvaji, Lykos, Zagreb, 1959Noćno proleće, Progres, Novi Sad, 1960Balade, Nolit, Belgrade, 1966Lirske rasprave, Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 1967Furunica-jogunica, Kulturni centar, Novi Sad, 1969Glasovi, nezavisno izdanje, Belgrade, 1970Čudnovat dan, Mlado pokolenje, Belgrade, 1971O ranom ustajanju, Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 1972Rodna godina, BIGZ, Belgrade, 1972Onde potok, onde cvet, Zmajeve dečje igre/Radnički univerzitet, Novi Sad, 1973Čistine, Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 1973Grk u zatvoru, August Cesarec, Zagreb, 1975Naivna pesma, Nolit, Belgrade, 1976Put i sjaj, Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 1976Kako je Dobrislav protrčao kroz Jugoslaviju, BIGZ, Belgrade, 1977Muka s rečima, Slobodan Mašić, Belgrade, 1977Pesme, Nolit, Belgrade, 1978Tačka otpora, Liber, Zagreb, 1978Zimovnik, Zbirka Biškupić, Zagreb, 1979Zmijin svlak, Nolit, Belgrade, 1979Rane i nove pesme, Prosveta, Belgrade, 1979Kako živi poljski miš, Narodna knjiga, Belgrade, 1980Senke oko kuće, Znanje, Zagreb, 1980To : vežbe iz upornog posmatranja, Prosveta, Belgrade, 1980Srećan život, Mladost, Zagreb, 1981Mišja rupa, M. Danojlić/M. Josić, Belgrade, 1982
  • , Zavod za izdavanje udžbenika, Novi Sad, 1982Čišćenje alata, M. Danojlić/S. Mašić, Belgrade, 1982Brisani prostor, Srpska književna zadruga, Belgrade, 1984Podguznica, M.Josić/M. Danojlić, Belgrade, 1984Šta sunce večera, Rad, Belgrade, 1984Kao divlja zver : teškoće s ljudima i sa stvarima, Filip Višnjić, Belgrade, 1985Večiti nailazak : stihovi, Jugoslavika, Toronto, 1986Dragi moj Petroviću, Znanje, Zagreb, 1986Čekajući da stane pljusak,, Paris, 1986Pisati pod nadzorom, Nova Jugoslavija, Vranje, 1987Neka vrsta cirkusa, Književna omladina Srbije, Belgrade, 1989Zlo i naopako, BIGZ, Belgrade, 1991Godina prolazi kroz avliju, Srpska književna zadruga, Belgrade, 1992Pesme za vrlo pametnu decu, Prosveta, Belgrade, 1994Da mi je znati : izbor iz poezije za decu, Zmaj, Novi Sad, 1995Na obali, Gradska biblioteka, Čačak, 1995Mesto rođenja, Filip Višnjić, Belgrade, 1996Muka duhu, Draganić, Belgrade, 1996Teško buđenje, Plato, Belgrade, 1996Šta čovek da radi, Obrazovanje, Novi Sad, 1996Jesen na pijaci, Školska knjiga, Novi Sad, 1997Nedelja u našoj ulici, Todor, Novi Sad, 1997Oslobodioci i izdajnici, Filip Višnjić, Belgrade, 1997Balada o siromaštvu, Filip Višnjić, Belgrade, 1999Veliki ispit, Verzal Press, Belgrade, 1999Kako je kralj Koba Jagi napustio presto, Intelekta, Valjevo, 2000Pevanija za decu, Dečje novine, Gornji Milanovac, 2000Lične stvari : ogledi o sebi i drugima, Plato, Belgrade, 2001Ograda na kraju Beograda, Bookland, Belgrade, 2001Pustolovina ili Ispovest u dva glasa, Filip Višnjić, Belgrade, 2002Zečji tragovi, Filip Višnjić, Belgrade, 2004Srbija na zapadu, NB "Stefan Prvovenčani", Kraljevo, 2005Čovek čoveku, Književna zajednica "Borisav Stanković", Vranje, 2006Pešački monolog, Plato, Belgrade, 2007Učenje jezika, Srpska književna zadruga, Belgrade, 2008Priča o pripovedaču, IP Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 2009Crno ispod noktiju, Plato, Belgrade, 2010Dobro jeste živeti, Albatros Plus, Belgrade, 2010Iznuđene ispovesti, Plato, Belgrade, 2010Pisma bez adrese, Službeni glasnik, Belgrade, 2012Hrana za ptice, Albatros Plus, Belgrade, 2014