Milica Janković facts for kids

Milica Janković (born in Požarevac on November 23, 1881 – died in Niška Banja on June 27, 1939) was a Serbian writer. She wrote both stories (prose) and poems (verse).

Milica Janković was also known by her pseudonym, which is a pen name, Leposava Mihajlović. She finished high school in Veliko Gradište. Later, she studied at the art school of the University of Belgrade, graduating in 1906. After her studies, she became a teacher. She taught for more than 30 years! Milica Janković never got married.

Her most famous work is a book called Ispovesti (which means "Confessions"). This book is a collection of short stories written in a modern style. Critics said that Ispovesti was a very original Serbian book when it came out in 1913. They praised its clear, lively, and flexible writing style. People felt that the stories showed a lot of love and understanding for human feelings.

Milica Janković's Books

Milica Janković wrote many books during her life. Some of them were especially for children!

Books for All Ages

• Ispovesti (Confessions) (1913)
• Pre sreće (Before Happiness) (1918)
• Kaluđer iz Rusije (The Monk from Russia) (1919)
• Neznani junaci (Unknown Heroes) (1919)
• Čekanje (Waiting) (1920)
• Smrt i život (Death and Life) (1922)
• Plava gospođa (The Blue Lady) (1922)
• Dušica (Little Soul) (1924)
• Pripovetke za školsku omladinu 1 (Stories for School Youth 1) (1927)
• Pripovetke za školsku omladinu 2 (Stories for School Youth 2) (1929)
• Plavi dobroćudni vali (Blue Kind Waves) (1929)
• Među zidovima (Among Walls) (1932)
• Mutna i krvava (Muddy and Bloody) (1932)
• Putem (On the Way) (1932)
• LJudi iz skamije (People from the School Bench) (1937)

Books for Children

Milica Janković wrote wonderful stories specifically for young readers.

• Istinite priče za decu i o deci (True Stories for Children and About Children) (1922)
• Priroda i deca. Pripovetke za decu (Nature and Children. Stories for Children) (1922)
• Zec i miš. Priče o životinjama (Rabbit and Mouse. Animal Stories) (1934)
• Žuta porodica i druge priče (The Yellow Family and Other Stories) (1935)

Articles and Other Writings

Besides her books, Milica Janković also wrote many articles and short stories for newspapers and magazines. These often explored different ideas and feelings.

• Otrgnuti listovi iz dnevnika jedne devojke (Torn Pages from a Girl's Diary) (1909) - This was a series of articles.
• Pesma o životu (Song of Life) (1910)
• Bolničarka (Nurse) (1911)
• Rat (War) (1912)
• Moj otac (My Father) (1920)
• Tuđa pripovetka (Someone Else's Story) (1922)
• Deset godina (Ten Years) (1924)
• Dve lepotice (Two Beauties) (1926)
• Trovanje (Poisoning) (1928)
• Mala Francuskinja (Little French Girl) (1928)
• Tajna (Secret) (1929)
• Slikarka (Painter) (1930)
• Cvećarnica (Flower Shop) (1931)
• Krug se širi (The Circle Expands) (1934)
• LJubavi (Loves) (1934)
• Drina (1935)
• Dečko (Boy) (1937)
• Osveta (Revenge) (1938)
• Pravda (Justice) (1938)
• Deca na Lokrumu (Children on Lokrum) (1939)

Translations She Made

Milica Janković also helped bring stories from other languages to Serbian readers. She translated books by famous authors.

• Detinjstvo, dečaštvo, mladost (Childhood, Boyhood, Youth) by Lav Nikolajevič Tolstoj (1914)
• Osvetnik (The Avenger) by P.M. Arcibašev (1921)

• Translated and adapted from Serbian Wikipedia: Милица Јанковић