A larger donation of books was presented to the Tivat City Library

Don Dejan Turza presented valuable books on various topics

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Books by Petr Skok, Photo: Tivat City Library
Books by Petr Skok, Photo: Tivat City Library
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The former pastor of Donjolastov, now serving in Sutomor and Šušanj, Don Dejan Turza, presented a large donation of books on various topics to the Tivat City Library Public Institution.

Don Turza, by the way, has a degree in electrical engineering and a doctor of theology, is a member of MENSA of Montenegro and one of the greatest intellectuals among the current clergy of the Kotor diocese. He is a passionate chess player and a great lover of the written word, and recently, by donating a large number of chess books, he supported the work of the "Ljudevit Gaj" Library of the Croatian National Council in Donja Lastva, that is, the "Mimoza" chess club from Tivat.

"The City Library of Tivat is very pleased to be able to inform our members and followers of our work that, thanks to the donation of dr sc. don Dejan Turza, a priest serving in Sutomor, and before that in Donja Lastva, acquired, among other extremely valuable books, among which is a capital two-volume work in the field of linguistics, the subject of which is partly related to the autochthonous speech of Bokele - 'Slavenstvo i "Romance on the Adriatic Islands I, II" by the great Croatian and Yugoslav linguist Petar Skok", announced the editor-in-chief of the Biblioteca edition, Miomir Abović, MSc.

In that book, Petar Skok deals with the origin and meaning of toponyms on the Adriatic islands.

"We sincerely thank Don Dejan Turza for the donation of excellent books, a number of which we will eventually present in our regular column on Mondays, 'Book of the Week,'" said Abović.

In addition to other extremely valuable books, the City Library was presented with a capital two-volume work in the field of linguistics, the subject of which is partly related to the autochthonous speech of Bokelje - 'Slavism and Romanism on the Adriatic Islands I, II' by the great Croatian and Yugoslav linguist Petar Skok," announced is Abović

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