Literature · Scholarship · 1929–2009

Milorad Pavić

Serbian author best known for the novel Dictionary of the Khazars

Did you know?His most famous work is written as an encyclopaedia and is designed to be read in any sequence.

Milorad Pavić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Павић, pronounced; 15 October 1929 – 30 November 2009) was a Serbian writer, university professor, translator, literary historian and academic.

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Born: October 15, 1929 · Belgrade, Serbia
Died: November 30, 2009
Cause of death: Myocardial infarction, cardioplegia
Nationality: Serbian
Known for: Literature, Scholarship

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