1893
Miroslav Krleža, Croatian author, poet, and playwright (died 1981)
Miroslav Krleža, Croatian author, poet, and playwright (died 1981)
Miroslav Krleža, Croatian author, poet, and playwright (died 1981)
Miroslav Krleža
Croatian writer (1893–1981)
- Born
- 1893
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. His style combines visionary poetic language and sarcasm.