Lojalni disident – Branko Ćopić
Loyal Dissident – Branko Ćopić

Author(s): Zoran Janjetović
Subject(s): Bosnian Literature, Serbian Literature, Government/Political systems, History of Communism, Theory of Literature
Published by: Hrvatski institut za povijest
Keywords: Branko Ćopić; socialism; literature; government; satire;
Summary/Abstract: Branko Ćopić even during World War Two had distinguished himself as a writer “in line” with the KPJ. He came into conflict with the political establishment on a number of occasions. The first instance was at the beginning of the 1950s when he published a series of satirical stories. The second occurred at the end of the 1950s due to the reception of his novel Gluvi barut in the west, and partly because of his play Odumiranje medveda. His beliefs concerning the development of literature in Yugoslavia, which were presented in the USSR at a politically “inopportune” moment, resulted in his expulsion from the SKJ. Ćopić never intended to be an opponent, rather a “loyal party member” who with his pen wanted to correct social “injustices.” His tragic suicide had nothing to do with the discrepancy between his ideals and reality.

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