Biljana Jovanovic

Overview

Biljana Jovanovic born Belgrade, Yugoslavia January 28, 1953 (d. 1996). Yugoslav Serbian poet, playwright and novelist; feminist. Early critic of communist repression, 1960s; opposed breakup of Yugoslavia and nationalist wars that followed. Co-founded antiwar Civil Resistance Movement, 1992.

Quotations

"[V]iolence begets more violence and always turns against its instigators first." (b92 interview, November 1, 2013)