Branimir Šćepanović ( sr-cyr, Бранимир Шћепановић; 19 April 1937 – 30 November 2020) was a Serbian and Yugoslav writer.
Biography
His father was a teacher and a published author. Šćepanović started writing during high school.
The novel ''Usta puna zemlje'' had 32 editions in
Serbia
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and 23 editions in
France
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.
He served as artistic director of
Avala Film
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Šćepanović won the October award from the city of
Belgrade
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and two
Golden Arenas for Best Screenplay.
Šćepanović's 1977 novel, Smrt gospodina Goluže (The Death of Mr. Goluzha) was adapted in 1997 by Alan Wade for the film he directed, Julian Po.
Julian Po starred
Christian Slater
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and
Robin Tunney
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, and was released by Fine Line Features and New Line International.
Works
;Books
*''Pre istine'', 1961
*''Sramno leto'', 1965
*''Usta puna zemlje'', 1974
*''Smrt gospodina Goluže'', 1977
*''Iskupljenje'', 1980
*''Ono drugo vreme'', Srpska književna zadruga, 2015
;Screenplays
*''Ono more'', 1965
*''Kljuc'', 1965
*''Pre istine'', 1968
*''Lelejska gora'', 1968
*''Sramno leto'', 1969
*''Kako umreti'', 1972
*''Sutjeska'', 1973
*''Smrt gospodina Goluže'', 1982
*''Vreme leoparda'', 1985
See also
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Serbian literature
Serbian literature ( sr-Cyrl, Српска књижевност, ''Srpska književnost''), refers to literature written in Serbian language, Serbian and/or in Serbia and all other Serbian diaspora, lands where Serbs reside.
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References
External links
The last interview by Šćepanović
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1937 births
2020 deaths
Serbs of Montenegro
Serbian novelists
20th-century Serbian people
Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery