Biser was a Bosnian magazine, intended as a non-political replacement for the defunct Behar.[1] The first issue was published 1 June 1912 out of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina by 19-year-old publisher Muhamed Bekir Kalajdžić.[2] The main objective of Biser was to focus on Bosniak culture and heritage, as well as Muslim literary works. The Bosnian word biser means pearl in English.
Editor | Musa Ćazim Ćatić |
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Founder | Muhamed Bekir Kalajdžić |
Founded | 1 June 1912 |
Final issue | 1919 |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Based in | Mostar |
Language | Bosnian |
Poet Musa Ćazim Ćatić served as editor in chief, often writing poems, essays, criticism, and translations of numerous studies and books for the magazine.[3][4][5]
Due to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Biser halted production until 1918 when Kalajdžić began printing again in 1918 to avoid being drafted into the army. Biser ended its run in 1919.
References
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- ^ "Hercegovina, Volumes 15-16". 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ Isaković, Alija (1990). Biserje: antologija muslimanske književnosti. Otokar Keršovani. ISBN 9788638500253. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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