Tome Arsovski (23 September 1928 – 22 April 2007) was a Macedonian dramatist. He was born in

Kosovska Mitrovica Mitrovica (Albanian language, Albanian Definiteness, indefinite Albanian morphology#Nouns (declension), form: ''Mitrovicë''; sr-Cyrl, Митровица, Mitrovica), also referred to as Kosovska Mitrovica ( sr-Cyrl, Косовска Митр� ...

. He studied

Slavistics Slavic (American English) or Slavonic (British English) studies, also known as Slavistics, is the academic field of area studies concerned with Slavic peoples, languages, literature, history, and culture. Originally, a Slavist or Slavicist was ...

at the Faculty of Philosophy in

Skopje Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...

. Many of his works are set during World War II or in post-war Macedonia and explore the hardships facing the people, although some are more light-hearted in subject. His works such as ''The Paradox of Diogenes'' (1961), ''Hoops'' (1965) and ''A Step Into Autumn'' (1969) are described by ''The Columbia Encyclopedia of Modern Drama'' as being "characterized by strong social commitment and analysis of social anomalies and their effect on the fate of the individual". His ''The Paradox of Diogenes'' is a courtroom drama which "focuses sharply on the relationship between the individual and society".

References

Macedonian dramatists and playwrights 1928 births 2007 deaths 20th-century dramatists and playwrights {{Macedonia-bio-stub