Dragomir Dujmov
Encyclopedia
Dragomir Dujmov is a Serbian poet, novelist and short story writer from Hungary
.
(Hungary). He grew up in a patriotic Serbian family in Katymar
near the Serbian-Hungarian border close to the town of Baja
. He continued his education in Budapest
in the Serbo-Croatian Secondary School. He graduated from the University of Novi Sad
's Faculty of Philosophy in 1989.(Serbia
).
To-day Dujmov is a teacher in Serbian Grammar-school in Budapest.
Dragomir Dujmov started his literary career as a poet. There followed a period in which Dujmov concentrated on the writing of short stories, tales and novels about Serbs in Hungary
. In 1992 he published a book of poetry Sunce se nebom bori (Sun fightings with Heaven). His first novel Beli putevi (White Roads) was published in 2000.
Dujmov takes his material from the history and life of Serbs in Hungary or Austria-Hungary. The author describes the life of Serbs in Budapest and other places in Hungary. Dujmov is at his best when he limits himself to his native Hungary (Habsburg Empire, Austria-Hungary
) and her people of different nationalities.
Dragomir Dujmov elected as a member of Union of Serbian Writers in Belgrade
.
He received the literature Award of Matica iseljenika Srbije (Belgrade, 2006) and literature Award of Zadužbina "Jakova Ignjatovića" (Budapest, 2004).
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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Biography
Dujmov is a leading Serbian poet and writer in Hungary. Dragomir Dujmov was born on March 17, 1963 in SzentesSzentes
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(Hungary). He grew up in a patriotic Serbian family in Katymar
Katymár
Katymár is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary.-Geography:It covers an area of and has a population of 2401 people .-Notable persons:Notable persons born in Katymár:...
near the Serbian-Hungarian border close to the town of Baja
Baja, Hungary
Baja is a city in , southern Hungary. It is the second largest city in the county, after the county seat at Kecskemét, and is home to around 37,000 people....
. He continued his education in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
in the Serbo-Croatian Secondary School. He graduated from the University of Novi Sad
University of Novi Sad
The University of Novi Sad is a university located in Novi Sad, the capital of Serbian province of Vojvodina and the second largest city in Serbia....
's Faculty of Philosophy in 1989.(Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
).
To-day Dujmov is a teacher in Serbian Grammar-school in Budapest.
Dragomir Dujmov started his literary career as a poet. There followed a period in which Dujmov concentrated on the writing of short stories, tales and novels about Serbs in Hungary
Serbs in Hungary
The Serbs in Hungary are recognized as an ethnic minority, numbering 7,350 people or 0.1% of the total population . The number of Serbs in Hungary has drastically diminished; in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries large Serbian communities existed throughout Hungary, notably in Buda , Baja,...
. In 1992 he published a book of poetry Sunce se nebom bori (Sun fightings with Heaven). His first novel Beli putevi (White Roads) was published in 2000.
Dujmov takes his material from the history and life of Serbs in Hungary or Austria-Hungary. The author describes the life of Serbs in Budapest and other places in Hungary. Dujmov is at his best when he limits himself to his native Hungary (Habsburg Empire, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
) and her people of different nationalities.
Dragomir Dujmov elected as a member of Union of Serbian Writers in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
.
He received the literature Award of Matica iseljenika Srbije (Belgrade, 2006) and literature Award of Zadužbina "Jakova Ignjatovića" (Budapest, 2004).
Poetry
- Generacijska antologija, poetry, 1991 (joint edition of two poets, Hungarian Croat poet Stjepan BlažetinStjepan BlažetinBlazsetin István is a Croatian poet, literature critic, literature historian and literature theorist, translator and anthologist from Hungary. He translates literary works from Hungarian to the Croatian language.- Biography :Stjepan Blažetin is the son of the Croatian poet from Hungary, Stipan...
and Hungarian Serb poet Dragomir Dujmov; Blažetin's part of the book is titled Krhotine; Dujmov's part is titled Pesme/Pjesme) - Sunce se nebom bori Sun fightings with Heaven (Budapest, 1992)
- Nemir boja Restlessness Colours (Budapest, 1997)
- Meridijani Meridians (Budapest, 2000)
Tales
- Zgužvano doba Crumpled Epoch (Budapest, 2001)
- Prevoznik tajni Transporter of Secrets (Budapest, 2005)
- Budimske priče Tales from Buda (Budapest, 2007)
Novels
- Beli putevi White Roads (Budapest, 2000)
- Voz savesti Train of Conscience (Budapest, 2005) Award of Matica iseljenika Srbije (Belgrade)
- Raskršće Cross-road (Budapest, 2007)
Rock-opera
- Pastir vukova Shephard of Wolves - St. Sava - libretto (Budapest, 1994) Serbian Theatre in Budapest
Essay
- Čuvar peštanskog kandila Patron of lights in Budapest (Budapest, 2005) (Tribute to Stojan D. Vujičić, Serbian writer from Budapest)
Scientific work
- Zaboravljeni srpski listovi u Budimpešti Forgotten Sebian newspapers in Budapest (Budapest, 2007)