Simo Matavulj [SEP] country of citizenship
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Simo Matavulj was born in Šibenik in Dalmatia, Austrian Empire (now Croatia), on 14 September 1852, to a Serbian merchant family. He went to Italian and Serbian grammar schools and graduated from a Šibenik gymnasium (high school). After his father died he went to live and study with his uncle Seraphim, the abbot ("iguman") of the Serbian Orthodox Krupa monastery in Dalmatia. He was initially educated for the church, but chose not to take orders, and after four years left
Simo Matavulj
Simo Matavulj (, 14 September 1852 – 20 February 1908) was a Serbian novelist, a representative of lyric realism, especially in short prose. He is best known for employing his skill in holding up to ridicule the peculiar foibles of the Dalmatian folk. He was an honorary member of the Matica srpska of Novi Sad; president of the Society of Writers and Artists of Serbia; member of the Serbian Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU); and president of the Serbian Literary Society.
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