- Ranko Marinković
Ranko Marinković (1913 - 2001) was a Croatian writer.
He was born in
Komiža , island of Vis, which was part ofAustria-Hungary at a time. His childhood was marked byWorld War I .He got himself degree in philosophy at
University of Zagreb . In 1930s he began to make his name inZagreb literary circles with his plays and stories.His career was briefly interrupted with
World War II . When his native island was occupied by fascist Italy, he was interned on Italian mainland. After capitulation of Italy, he came toEl Shatt refugee camp where he made contacts with Tito's Partisans.After the war Marinković spent time working in theatre.
His best known works are "Glorija", play in which he criticised the
Catholic Church , and "Kiklop", semi-autobiographic novel in which he describes gloomy atmosphere among Zagreb intellectuals before the Axis invasion ofYugoslavia . The latter was adapted into 1982 movie directed byAntun Vrdoljak .In last years of his life Marinković embraced political views of
Franjo Tuđman and became a passionate member ofCroatian Democratic Union .He died in Zagreb.
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