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TIME IN THE NOVELS OF MILOS CRNJANSKI - Nottingham eTheses

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CHAPTER ONE<br />

oontributed artioles on Enelish politios to a journal<br />

published bv Milan Stojadinovi~<br />

in Buenos Aires.<br />

Stojadinivi~<br />

was a former prime minister of Yueoslavia<br />

and proprietor of one of the Belerade newspapers.<br />

Vreme. for whioh Crnjanski had been a oontributor<br />

betore the war.<br />

In 1951 he was eleoted the tirst<br />

President of the Assooiation of Serbian Writers in<br />

London. a post whioh he did not ooouPV tor lone. as he<br />

quarrelled with other members. and he left the<br />

association in 1953.<br />

Crnjanski was torced to take a number of jobs in<br />

Londonwhioh he considered to be demeanine. eiven his<br />

previous reputation as one .ot Serbia t s toremost li terarv<br />

tieures. his diplomatic experience. and the eeneral<br />

litestvle whioh he had enjoved until then.<br />

He worked as<br />

a book-keeper in a shoe shop in Bond Street. and later<br />

as a delivervman tor a book shop.<br />

He was approached on<br />

a number ot ocoasions to return to Yuaoslavia. bvMola<br />

Pijade for example in March 1957 (95). but he was still<br />

afraid of what mieht happen to him. it he returned.<br />

Prom<br />

the earlv sixties he was a visitor to the Yueoslav<br />

embassv in London where he was betriended bv the<br />

ambassador. Prica. and his wife.<br />

He finallv returned to<br />

YuCoslavia in 1965. convinoedbv the overtures from old<br />

friends and bV the srowine critical acolaim with which<br />

his work met in aelerade.<br />

An undoubted stimulus was the<br />

pUblication of his new novel. Druea kQjiea 8eoba. in<br />

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