Rijeka, Vol. 15 No. 1, 2010.
Professional paper
Sketches and anecdotes from the life of Mijo Mirković / Mate Balota
Ante Tone Mirković
; Rijeka, Hrvatska
Abstract
Croatian academician and university professor, Mijo Mirković, PhD, a writer known as Mate Balota (Rakalj, Istria, 28 September 1898 – Zagreb, 17 February 1963, was one of the most famous and most eminent Istrians in general- an economist, historiographer and artist of Chakavian word. He studied in Germany, where he acquired his doctorate. He wrote many books, discussions and articles. Among others, his particularly famous books are „Dragi kamen“ (poems, Chakavian dialect) and „Tijesna zemlja“(novel), „Matija Vlačić Ilirik“ (history, biography) and “Ekonomska historija Jugoslavije” (Economic history of Yugoslavia). Many congresses were organized to honour him. Th is paper was written by his son. Its parts are organized per years. Some have been published and are re- published and others are published for the fi rst time. He speaks about family Mirković, many of Mirković’s associates, friends, acquaintances and others, about the events etc. Texts are in Chakavian dialect and in Štokavian dialect (as in the original documents). The author also gives “thoughts and records on people and nature of Mijo Mirković recorded in about 50 dairies from 1 January 1915. to 14 November 1962.“ Sketches, anecdotes contribute to the “knowledge about the circumstances and environment in which Mijo Mirković lived and wrote his economic and fi ction works in a vivid and interesting way”, as truly points the author. The paper was fi nished by 28 September 1998, in occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mijo Mirković. Th ey have been somewhat supplemented.
Keywords
Mijo Mirković; Mate Balota; Istrian; life and work; sketches; anecdotes
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55400
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Publication date:
28.6.2010.
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