The Bay of Aphrodite

Original Serbian title: Афродитина увала, published in 2001 by Prosveta, Belgrade
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The Bay of Aphrodite / Die Bucht der Aphrodite
Original Serbian title: Афродитина увала, published in 2001 by Prosveta, Belgrade
Following a volume of poems, Einzug in Cremona, Miodrag Pavlovic now presents a poetic autobiography of a truly unique kind: a combination of Bildungsroman and fantastic journey, including the poetry of his own work and the story of a life in 20th century Yugoslavia.

It includes memories of the early childhood, of southern landscapes, of the beaches along the Adriatic and Aegean coastlines, of journeys to the original source of beauty. Pavlovic gathers together friends and...
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Following a volume of poems, Einzug in Cremona, Miodrag Pavlovic now presents a poetic autobiography of a truly unique kind: a combination of Bildungsroman and fantastic journey, including the poetry of his own work and the story of a life in 20th century Yugoslavia.

It includes memories of the early childhood, of southern landscapes, of the beaches along the Adriatic and Aegean coastlines, of journeys to the original source of beauty. Pavlovic gathers together friends and relatives, émigrés and the dead for an imaginary family celebration that will never actually take place.

The Bay of Aphrodite is a book about Belgrade and European history, the great narrative work of a lyricist who becomes the archaeologist of his own work, and accords his images, metaphors and forms the freedom to remember their origins.

»Deftly narrated, anecdotal, with a considerable degree of insight and charm...« Süddeutsche Zeitung

»[A] rhapsodical autobiography [that oscillates] between apocalypse and anecdote.« DIE ZEIT
»Deftly narrated, anecdotal, with a considerable degree of insight and charm...« Süddeutsche Zeitung

»[A] rhapsodical autobiography [that oscillates] between apocalypse and anecdote.« DIE ZEIT
2003, 310 pages
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Miodrag Pavlovic was born in Novi Sad in 1928 and passed away in the south of Germany in 2014. He studied medicine in Belgrade and practised as a doctor for several years before joining the Belgrade National Theatre as a dramaturge in 1960. He then worked as an editor at the publishing house Prosveta. In addition to poetry, Pavlovic has published essays and short stories. In 2003, Miodrag Pavlovic and his translator Peter Urban were awarded the prestigious Prize of the City of Münster for European Poetry.

Miodrag Pavlovic was born in Novi Sad in 1928 and passed away in the south of Germany in 2014. He studied medicine in Belgrade and practised as a...


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18.04.2012
Serbian author Miodrag Pavlovic has been named a recipient of this year’s Petrarca Prize.