Petar Kocic

Novelist

Birthday June 29, 1877

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Stricici, Bosnia And Herzegovina

DEATH DATE Aug 27, 1916 (39)

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About

A storyteller, author, and member of the Serbian Orthodox National Organization, he also founded the magazine Fatherland. His popular short story collections include From the Top and Bottom of a Mountain and Howls from Zmijanje.

Before Fame

He attended the University of Vienna and went on to become a contributor to the first Bosnian literary magazine, The Bosnian Muse.

Trivia

His magazine, Fatherland, promoted Bosnian nationalism.

Family Life

He was raised in a small village near Banja Luka.

Associated With

His writing style and aesthetics have been compared to those of Fyodor Dostoevsky.