Photograph of Ivo Vojnovic at the Sisters of Mercy Hospital.

[Vojnovic, Ivo, Croatian playwright and poet (1857-1929)].

Edité par Zagreb, 1915-1917.

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80 x 115 mm. A rare photograph of Ivo Vojnovic painting at the Sisters of Mercy Hospital in Zagreb. Between 1914-1917, Vojnovic was imprisoned by the Austro-Hungarian authorities under charges of high treason, due to his pro-Yugoslav activities. He was transferred to the Sisters of Mercy Hospital in 1915 for the treatment of an eye disease he contracted during his arrest and that would later leave him blind. - Count Ivo Vojnovic was one of the most important authors of modern Croatian literature. Born in Dubrovnik in 1857 as a scion of the Serbian noble house of Vojvonic, he studied law in Zagreb and worked in the civil service until 1907. The same year, his interest in the theatre became a professional pursuit, and he started as a playwright at the Croatian National Theatre. Wishing to become a professional writer, he travelled to Italy, Prague, Budapest, and Belgrade between 1911 and 1914. He was arrested by the Austro-Hungarian authorities for his pro-Yugoslav activities and spent three years in jail. A well-published and popular author during his own lifetime, Vojnovic is still today celebrated as the author who perhaps best reflects the social change in Dubrovnik in the early 20th century, along with the city's people and traditions. His most notable work is the Trilogy of Dubrovnik, depicting the fall of the Dubrovnik Republic. - Minor creases along the margins, a note explaining the photograph in Serbian on the verso.

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• Titre: Photograph of Ivo Vojnovic at the Sisters of Mercy Hospital.
• Éditeur: Zagreb, 1915-1917.
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  • Autographs: Literature