Abdulah Sidran | |
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Born | Sarajevo, DF Yugoslavia | 2 October 1944
Died | 23 March 2024 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | (aged 79)
Pen name | Avdo |
Occupation | Poet and screenwriter |
Genre | Poetry, prose, script |
Abdulah Sidran (2 October 1944 – 23 March 2024), often referred to by his hypocoristic nickname Avdo, was a Bosnian poet and screenwriter.[1][2] He is considered to be one of the most influential writers in both Bosnia and Herzegovina and the former Yugoslavia.[3]
Sidran is best known for writing the 1993 poetry book Sarajevski tabut, as well as the scripts for Emir Kusturica's films Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981) and the Academy Award nominated When Father Was Away on Business (1985).[4] He was a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.