David Albahari
David Albahari | |
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Albahari in 2011 | |
| Born | 15 March 1948 Peć, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 30 July 2023 (aged 75) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Occupation | Writer, novelist |
| Nationality | Serbian, Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology |
| Children | Natan Albahari Rebeka Albahari |
David Albahari (Serbian Cyrillic: Давид Албахари, pronounced [dǎv̞id albaxǎːriː]; 15 March 1948 – 30 July 2023) was a Serbian writer. Albahari wrote mainly novels and short stories in the Serbian language. He was also an established translator from English into Serbian. He was a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and a University of Belgrade graduate. Albahari was awarded the prestigious NIN Award for the best novel of 1996 for Mamac (Bait). He was among the award's finalists on seven other occasions.