Milovan Glišić

Milovan Glišić (6 January 1847 – 20 January 1908) was a Serbian writer, novelist, dramatist, translator, and literary theorist.

Glišić is considered to be one of the best translators of his time and several of his short stories including Prva Brazda and Glava Šećera are studied in Serbian schools and included in various anthologies of short stories.

[1][2] His translations of Russian writers Gogol and Tolstoy greatly influenced Serbian culture of that time and future writers Stevan Sremac, Svetozar Ćorović, Branislav Nušić and many others.

[3] According to Slobodan Jovanović, Glišić was one of the first Serbian short story writers to attempt a more serious characterization in his works.

[4] He was awarded Order of the Cross of Takovo and Order of St. Sava of the third and the fourth class.

Glišić's translation of Taras Bulba , published in 1902.
A portrait of Glišić
Milovan Glišić with fellow writers Branislav Nušić , Stevan Sremac , Janko Veselinović and others
Royal decree; writer and translator Milovan Glišić is to be awarded the Order of the Cross of Takovo.