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Dragutin J. Ilić
1858–1926
A major figure in late 19th-century Serbian literature, he wrote plays, poems, novels, and journalism with equal energy. He is also remembered for After a Million Years (1889), often noted as an early science-fiction drama.
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Секунд вечности, источњачки роман
by Dragutin J. Ilić
About the author
Born in Belgrade in 1858, Dragutin J. Ilić came from a well-known literary family: he was the son of poet Jovan Ilić and the brother of poet Vojislav Ilić. He built a wide-ranging career as a playwright, poet, novelist, journalist, and public figure, and became one of the notable names of the Serbian stage in the late 19th century.
Ilić wrote across many forms, but drama was especially important in his work. His play After a Million Years from 1889 is often singled out for its imaginative, forward-looking premise and is frequently described as an unusually early example of science fiction in drama.
He died in Belgrade in 1926. Today he is remembered as a versatile and prolific writer whose work connects Serbian theater, prose, poetry, and early speculative fiction.