August Šenoa, Date of Birth, Date of Death

August Šenoa

Croatian novelist

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1838

Date of Death: 13-Dec-1881

Profession: writer, poet, journalist

Nationality: Croatia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

August Ivan Nepomuk Eduard Šenoa (pronounced [august ?e?noa]; originally Schönoa; 14 November 1838 – 13 December 1881) was a novelist.
Born to an ethnic German and Slovak family, Šenoa became a key figure in the develoment of an independent literary tradition in the Croatian language and shaping the emergence of the urban Croatian identity of Zagreb and its surroundings at a time when Austrian control was weaning.
He was a literary transitional figure, who helped bring Croatian literature from Romanticism to Realism and introduced the historical novel to Croatia.
He wrote more than ten novels, among which the most notable are: Zlatarovo zlato (Goldsmith's gold; 1871) Cuvaj se senjske ruke (Pirates of Senj; 1876) Seljacka buna (Peasants' revolt; 1877) Diogenes (1878)Šenoa was one of the most popular Croatian novelists and the author of the popular patriotic song "Živila Hrvatska".