Stevan Sremac

Biography

Stevan Sremac (11 November 1855 – 13 August 1906) was a Serbian realist and comedy writer. He is considered one of the best humorous Serbian writers. His characters are usually small merchants, clerks, priests, artists, and other simple folk in small Serbian towns. A realist and sharp observer, he was able to point out the changes sweeping Serbian society into a new era.