Milovan Danojlić (; 3 July 1937 – 23 November 2022) was a Serbian poet, essayist and literary critic best known for his children's poetry. Danojlić was a full member of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts.

Biography Danojlić published his first poems in 1954, while his first independent book "Urođenički psalmi" was published in 1957. He was a lecturer on the Serbo-Croatian language at the University of Poitiers from 1977 to 1978.Biography in: Ko je ko u Srbiji 1991: leksikon, Bibliofon, Belgrade 1991 at WBIS, retrieved on 11 November 2019.

Danojlić was a selected artist of the Fulbright program Artist-in-residence at the UMass Amherst from 1980 to 1981.Fulbright Almanac 1964-2014, p. 70, Fulbright Serbia, retrieved 11 November 2019.Espionage in the Balkans: The Fulbright Conspiracy, Transitions online, retrieved 10 November 2019.

In 1982, he was a founding member of the Committee for the Protection of Artistic Freedom (Odbor za zaštitu umetničke slobode), together with Biljana Jovanović, Dragoslav Mihailović and others. Since 1984, he alternately lived as a freelance writer in Paris and Belgrade, and worked as occasional freelance associate at Radio France. In 1989, he was a member of the Founding Committee of the Democratic Party (together with his writer colleagues Borislav Pekić, Gojko Đogo and Dušan Vukajlović), which was the first Yugoslav opposition and non-communist party since 1945.Nick Miller, The Nonconformists: Culture, Politics and Nationalism In A Serbian Intellectual Circle 1944–1991, p. 241-283, Central European University Press 2007, retrieved 11 November 2019.Dissidents Of All Nations, Unite, Politika, retrieved 11 November 2019.

Danojlić published more than 70 books of fiction and poetry in the Serbian language. His most famous books are: Neka vrsta cirkusa (Some kind of circus); Lične stvari - ogledi o sebi i o drugima (Personal things - reflections on yourself and others) and Balada o siromaštvu (Balad on poverty).

He received numerous awards, including: Zmajeva Award (1976), Isidora Sekulć Award (1979), Disova Award (1995), NIN Award (1997), Desanka Maksimović Prize (1999).

Danojlić was a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts from 2000, and president of the Serbian Literary Guild since 2013.Milovan Danojlić, Serbian Academy of Science and Arts, retrieved 11 November 2019.

Milovan Danojlić was married to Sanja Bošković and was the father of two sons (born 1992 and 1993).Sanja Bošković, University of Poitiers, retrieved 11 November 2019.Dr Sanja Bošković: Meaning of Kosovo In The Cultural Identity of Serbs, Standard, retrieved 11 November 2019.Biography in: Ko je ko u Srbiji '96: leksikon, Bibliofon, Belgrade 1996 at WBIS, retrieved on 11 November 2019.

He died in Paris on 23 November 2022, at the age of 85.

Works

Urođenički psalmi, Nolit, Belgrade, 1957 Nedelja, Lykos, Zagreb, 1959 Kako spavaju tramvaji, Lykos, Zagreb, 1959 Noćno proleće, Progres, Novi Sad, 1960 Balade, Nolit, Belgrade, 1966 Lirske rasprave, Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 1967 Furunica-jogunica, Kulturni centar, Novi Sad, 1969 Glasovi, nezavisno izdanje, Belgrade, 1970 Čudnovat dan, Mlado pokolenje, Belgrade, 1971 O ranom ustajanju, Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 1972 Rodna godina, BIGZ, Belgrade, 1972 Onde potok, onde cvet, Zmajeve dečje igre/Radnički univerzitet, Novi Sad, 1973 Čistine, Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 1973 Grk u zatvoru, August Cesarec, Zagreb, 1975 Naivna pesma, Nolit, Belgrade, 1976 Put i sjaj, Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 1976 Kako je Dobrislav protrčao kroz Jugoslaviju, BIGZ, Belgrade, 1977 Muka s rečima, Slobodan Mašić, Belgrade, 1977 Pesme, Nolit, Belgrade, 1978 Tačka otpora, Liber, Zagreb, 1978 Zimovnik, Zbirka Biškupić, Zagreb, 1979 Zmijin svlak, Nolit, Belgrade, 1979 Rane i nove pesme, Prosveta, Belgrade, 1979 Kako živi poljski miš, Narodna knjiga, Belgrade, 1980 Senke oko kuće, Znanje, Zagreb, 1980 To : vežbe iz upornog posmatranja, Prosveta, Belgrade, 1980 Srećan život, Mladost, Zagreb, 1981 Mišja rupa, M. Danojlić/M. Josić, Belgrade, 1982 Sunce je počelo da se zlati, Zavod za izdavanje udžbenika, Novi Sad, 1982 Čišćenje alata, M. Danojlić/S. Mašić, Belgrade, 1982 Brisani prostor, Srpska književna zadruga, Belgrade, 1984 Podguznica, M.Josić/M. Danojlić, Belgrade, 1984 Šta sunce večera, Rad, Belgrade, 1984 Kao divlja zver : teškoće s ljudima i sa stvarima, Filip Višnjić, Belgrade, 1985 Večiti nailazak : stihovi, Jugoslavika, Toronto, 1986 Dragi moj Petroviću, Znanje, Zagreb, 1986 Čekajući da stane pljusak, [s.n.], Paris, 1986 Pisati pod nadzorom, Nova Jugoslavija, Vranje, 1987 Neka vrsta cirkusa, Književna omladina Srbije, Belgrade, 1989 Zlo i naopako, BIGZ, Belgrade, 1991 Godina prolazi kroz avliju, Srpska književna zadruga, Belgrade, 1992 Pesme za vrlo pametnu decu, Prosveta, Belgrade, 1994 Da mi je znati : izbor iz poezije za decu, Zmaj, Novi Sad, 1995 Na obali, Gradska biblioteka, Čačak, 1995 Mesto rođenja, Filip Višnjić, Belgrade, 1996 Muka duhu, Draganić, Belgrade, 1996 Teško buđenje, Plato, Belgrade, 1996 Šta čovek da radi, Obrazovanje, Novi Sad, 1996 Jesen na pijaci, Školska knjiga, Novi Sad, 1997 Nedelja u našoj ulici, Todor, Novi Sad, 1997 Oslobodioci i izdajnici, Filip Višnjić, Belgrade, 1997 Balada o siromaštvu, Filip Višnjić, Belgrade, 1999 Veliki ispit, Verzal Press, Belgrade, 1999 Kako je kralj Koba Jagi napustio presto, Intelekta, Valjevo, 2000 Pevanija za decu, Dečje novine, Gornji Milanovac, 2000 Lične stvari : ogledi o sebi i drugima, Plato, Belgrade, 2001 Ograda na kraju Beograda, Bookland, Belgrade, 2001 Pustolovina ili Ispovest u dva glasa, Filip Višnjić, Belgrade, 2002 Zečji tragovi, Filip Višnjić, Belgrade, 2004 Srbija na zapadu, NB "Stefan Prvovenčani", Kraljevo, 2005 Čovek čoveku, Književna zajednica "Borisav Stanković", Vranje, 2006 Pešački monolog, Plato, Belgrade, 2007 Učenje jezika, Srpska književna zadruga, Belgrade, 2008 Priča o pripovedaču, IP Matica srpska, Novi Sad, 2009 Crno ispod noktiju, Plato, Belgrade, 2010 Dobro jeste živeti, Albatros Plus, Belgrade, 2010 Iznuđene ispovesti, Plato, Belgrade, 2010 Pisma bez adrese, Službeni glasnik, Belgrade, 2012 Hrana za ptice, Albatros Plus, Belgrade, 2014

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