A leading literary figure of his generation,[1] he was one of the most acclaimed Serbian surrealist writers, but also a revolutionary socialist activist and a politician.

[3] During World War I in Serbia, Šabac was the scene of heavy fighting, so the whole family moved temporarily to Negotin.

[3] In Paris he worked as a waiter, courier, shoe maker, boxing trainer, and a paid companion of wealthy women.

[3] After his release, he lived in Belgrade and worked as a co-editor of a magazine called "Naša stvarnost" (Our Reality).

After he showed "Hana" to Miroslav Krleža and Vaso Bogdanov, they advised him to write a novel about his life in prison.

[3] Working illegally for the CPY, Davičo moved to Italian-occupied Split, where he was arrested in August 1941.

[3] After the liberation, Davičo stayed in Belgrade and worked for a month in the newly established Tanjug news agency.

[5] Although mainly social, his 1938 poetry book "Pesme" (Poems) also contains humor, word play, and eroticism.

[5] His next two poetry books, "Hana" (1939) and "Višnja za zidom" (1950) are thematically linked to "Pesme" and they form a poetic trilogy.

[5] After "Čovekov čovek", Davičo published a dozen more poetry books, which were poorly received with both critic and readers.

[5] In the novels "Ćutnje" (1963), "Gladi" (1963) "Tajne" (1964), and "Bekstva" (1966), he wrote about the prison life of Yugoslavian Communists in the interwar period.

In "Pesma" (1952) and "Gospodar zaborava" (1981), he writes about the World War II in Yugoslavia and the people's liberation movement.

Finally, in "Beton i svici" (1956) and "Radni naslov beskraja" (1958), Davičo writes about the post-war build-up of Yugoslavia.