Ivan Softa
Ivan Softa (31 July 1906 – 1945) was a Croatian writer and poet. He was often compared to Maxim Gorky because his first novel Na cesti is known as one of the best Croatian social realism books. Ivan Softa was born in Smokinje near Široki Brijeg in 1906, he attended elementary school in Rasno.
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Ivan Softa
- Name
- Ivan Softa
- Born
- 31 July 1906
- Birthplace
- Smokinje, Široki Brijeg
- Died
- 1945 (aged 38–39)
- Occupation
- Writer, poet
- Nationality
- Croatia
- Languages
- Croatian
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Ivan Softa (31 July 1906 – 1945) was a Croatian writer and poet. He was often compared to Maxim Gorky because his first novel Na cesti is known as one of the best Croatian social realism books. Ivan Softa was born in Smokinje near Široki Brijeg in 1906, he attended elementary school in Rasno.
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Due to poverty he emigrated to Slavonia and later moved to Zagreb in 1934. Unemployment and uncertainty inspired him to write his first novel - Na cesti (On the Road), which gained success within Croatian literary critic, especially due to social dimension of the novel and influence of social realism. Except social themes, his works include motives of Herzegovina, his birth region, and its tradition and folklore (Dani jada i glada). His works were target of censorship during Yugoslav Communist regime.
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• Name — Ivan Softa • Birth Name — Ivan Softa • Born — 31 July 1906 • Birthplace — Smokinje, Široki Brijeg • Died — 1945 (aged 38–39) • Occupation — Writer, poet • Language — Croatian • Period — 1936–1945 • Notable Works — Na cesti
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• Na cesti, 1936 • Dani jada i glada, 1937 • Nemirni mir, 1940 • Razrovano ognjište • Sabrana djela, 1994
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- 1.Ivan Dugandžić, Josip Sopta. Rasno-Dužice : Župa Rasno. 1999.
- 2.Softa, Ivan. Hrvatska enciklopedija.
- 3.Branimir Donat. SOFTA, Ivan (Sopta). 1997.
- 4.Davor Konjikušić. Rotes Licht : Jugoslawische Partisanenfotografie : Bilder einer sozialen Bewegung, 1941–1945. 2021. 9783422985100.
- 5.Ivan Softa. Čišćenje iztočne Bosne : Što sam vidio uz Francetićevu Crnu legiju? [Die Säuberung von Ostbosnien: Was habe ich mit Francetićs Schwarzer Legion gesehen?]. 1942.
- 6.Ivan Softa. Kako je tekla borba, Borbe u istočnoj Hrvatskoj. 1942.
- 7.Nina Ožegović. Pogledajte zaboravljene ustaške i partizanske fotografije. express.24sata.hr. 2017-06-11.
- 8.Josip Grbelja. Cenzura u hrvatskom novinstvu 1945.–1990. 1998. 953-6462-07-9.
- 9.Josipa Prskalo. Rasno – izvor vode žive. nedjelja.ba. 2018-01-19.
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