Book about Milutin is a novel by the Serbian

Serbs

The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

 writer Danko Popović

Danko Popović

Danko Popović was a Serbian writer. He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School, where he spent the biggest part of life and where he started his literary work. Danko, however, also returned regularly to his home town and property under the Bukulja...

. Novel is about Milutin, serbian peasant and former soldier who tells his story from jail after World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. He talks to imaginary listener about tragic fate of Serbian people, his family and Šumadija

Šumadija

Šumadija is a geographical region in Serbia. The area is heavily covered with forests, hence the name...

. Published in 1985. novel was labeled as nationalistic by communist authorities, although it is actually a moving anti-war story about the suffering of Serbian

Serbs

The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...

peasants throughout the history.