Borisav Stanković
Borisav Stanković | |
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Stanković's statue in Vranje | |
| Born | Борисав Станковић 31 March 1876 Vranje, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 22 October 1927 (aged 51) Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Resting place | Belgrade's New Cemetery |
| Nickname | Bora (Serbian Cyrillic: Бора) |
| Occupation | Writer, Tax collector |
| Language | Serbian language |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Alma mater | Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade |
| Period | Serbian realism |
| Genre | Realism |
| Spouse | Angelina Stanković (nee Milutinović) |
| Children | 3 daughters |
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Borisav "Bora" Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Борисав "Бора" Станковић; 31 March 1876 – 22 October 1927) was a Serbian writer belonging to the school of realism. His novels and short stories depict the life of people from South Serbia. He belongs to an exceptional group of storytellers that appeared at the turn of the 20th century, Ivo Ćipiko, Petar Kočić, Milutin Uskoković, Svetolik Ranković, Veljko Milićević and others.