Jerko (Jerolim) Skračić (13 May 1918 – 1945 or 1947) was a Croatian journalist and poet.[1][2][3]
Jerko Skračić | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jerolim Skračić May 13, 1918 |
| Died | 1945 or 1947 |
| Nationality | Croat |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, poet |
| Years active | 1940–1945 |
| Known for | Osunčani otoci Stihovi |
Biography edit
He was born in Murter, where he attended elementary school. In Preko he attended a Franciscan gymnasium. He enrolled in the Faculty of Law in Zagreb, but didn't graduate because he was a political prisoner in Lepoglava. He described the experience in Lepoglava in his book Pod drugim ključem: sjećanja na život ustaških zatočenika u Lepoglavi 1940. i 1941. god.[1][3]
He was released in 1942 and lived shortly in Berlin. Following his return to Croatia, he became the editor of a weekly newspaper called Hrvatski tjednik in Zagreb, and the director of a radio station in Sarajevo. He wrote for Hrvatski krugoval, Glasnik sv. Ante and other magazines.[1][2]
His death is disputed: some sources claim he was killed on his way to Bleiburg,[1] while others claim he was imprisoned and died two years later.[2]
Works edit
He published the following works:[2][3]
- Pod drugim ključem: sjećanja na život ustaških zatočenika u Lepoglavi 1940. i 1941. god. (1942)
- Osunčani otoci (1944)
- Stihovi (1945)
References edit
- ^ a b c d Jerolimov, Pavao (14 May 2009). "Jerko Skračić". Zadarski list (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Skračić, Jerko". Croatian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b c Skračić, Tomislav. JERKO SKRAČIĆ - HRVATSKI KNJIŽEVNIK U SJENI PAMĆENJA (O NOVELAMA "OSUNČANI OTOCI"), Croatica et Slavica Iadertina, vol. 5, no. 5. March 2010, p. 449–472.
