Vladimir Bulatović Vib

Vladimir Bulatović Vib
BornVladimir Bulatović
(1931-03-08)8 March 1931
Sopotsko, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
(now North Macedonia)
Died1 September 1994(1994-09-01) (aged 63)[1]
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
OccupationSatirist, short-story writer, aphorist, journalist, newspaper editor
GenreAphorism, satire, journals

Vladimir Bulatović Vib (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Булатовић Виб; 8 March 1931 – 1 September 1994) was a Serbian writer, satirist, aphorist, journalist and editor.[1][2]

Life and work

Bulatović Vib was born in Sopotsko in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (in what is now North Macedonia).[3] He studied journalism and diplomacy and graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy.

He was a longtime editor of Politika[4] and chief editor of Politikin Zabavnik from 1984 to 1987.[5] He was voted the best satirist of all time in a poll for the magazine Rhino.[6]

His works include:

  • Budilnik (satire, 1961.)
  • Veliko spremanje (1971)
  • Korak nazad: aforizmi (aphorisms, 1976.)
  • Šta je pisac hteo da kaže (1981)

Vib Award

The Vib Award, named after Vlada Bulatović Vib, was established in 1994 and is given to young writers for their contributions to the field of satire.

References

  1. ^ a b "Vremeplov: Umro novinar i književnik Vladimir Bulatović Vib". naslovi.net. 1 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
  2. ^ Henderson, Bill (1980). The Pushcart Prize V, 1980-81: Best of the Small Presses. Pushcart Press. p. 556. ISBN 978-0-91636-610-0. Vlada Bulatović-Vib is one of the most popular of modern Yugoslav satirists. He is the author of four satirical books and two plays. He works as a columnist in Politika, Yugoslavia 's outstanding newspaper.
  3. ^ Draško Ređep (1971). Živan Milisavac (ed.). Jugoslovenski književni leksikon [Yugoslav Literary Lexicon] (in Serbo-Croatian). Novi Sad (SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia): Matica srpska. p. 56.
  4. ^ "Contributors to This Issue". Brücke. No. 1–4. 1966. p. 110. Vladimir Bulatović Vib is a Serbian satirist, now editor of the Belgrade « Politika »
  5. ^ Dimitrijević, Milica (28 February 2014). ""Politikin Zabavnik" puni 75. godina". B92.net.
  6. ^ "Vladimir Bulatović-Vib najbolji satiričar svih vremena". Blic.rs. 13 June 2010.