Poetic Obituaries: [Brana] Crncevic, who was born in northern Serbia,

started his career under communism in the former Yugoslavia, working as a journalist and editor, while also publishing children's books, poems and aphorisms.

Crncevic won fame and praise over the years for his literature, mostly for his gentle style in his children's books, which were widely read and won him an award in 1987.

from The Canadian Press: Serb nationalist writer, ally of Milosevic, Karadzic, dies at 78

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