Montenegrin professor, writer and former politician and president of the People's Party Novak Kilibarda died at the age of 90, reports "Pobjeda".
Kilibarda was born on January 7, 1934 in Banjani.
He completed his university studies and doctorate in science in Belgrade. He worked at the Višegrad High School, at the Pedagogical Academy in Nikšić and at the University of Montenegro, according to his biography on the website of the Faculty of Montenegrin Language and Literature.
In the field of literary theory and history, he published books: Poetry and History in Folk Literature (1972), Bogoljub Petranović as a Collector of Folk Songs (1974), Legend and Poetry (1976), Oral Literature (1982), From the Roots of Orality (1988), Oral Literature of Montenegro (2009), History of Montenegrin Literature, vol. I (2012), Spiritual Gratitude to Andrić (2015) and selected scientific works in the books The Epic Measure of History, Oral Literature in the Service of the Written, Oral Literature Before the Reader. He also prepared three anthologies: Bulgarian (1979), a lament under the title Puti nedohodi (1987) and oral poetry Viša je gora od gore (2010). Kilibarda is also the author of the first comments and explanations of Ogledal srpski published as part of the Complete Works of Petar II Petrović Njegoš (1974), and then as a separate publication published by the Institute for Montenegrin Language and Literature in Podgorica (2011).
Kilibarda is also the author of literary and polemical studies: From Myth to Politics (2002), Literary and Political Discussions (2003) and The Iron Church and the Kosovo Myth (2006). Three books of conversations with Kilibarda were also published: Novak Kilibarda - scientist and writer with Dr. Dejan Ajdačić (2000), Kilibarda - a confession about the decade that changed the face of Montenegro with Slavoljub Šćekić (2001) and Kilibarda - a mosaic of characters, views, thoughts, idea, words with Božidar Ilija Miličić (2008).
He is the author of a large number of novels and books of short stories. For his literary work, he received the "Radoj Domanovića", "Branko Ćopića", "Jedinstva" awards (for the book of the year 1988), the Serbian Literary Association and the Thirteenth of July Award of the Republic of Montenegro.
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