David Albahari

David Albahari
Albahari in 2011
Born(1948-03-15)15 March 1948
Peć, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Died30 July 2023(2023-07-30) (aged 75)
Belgrade, Serbia
OccupationWriter, novelist
NationalitySerbian, Canadian
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade Faculty of Philology
ChildrenNatan 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.