Petar Šegedin (8 July 1909 – 1 September 1998) was a Croatian writer. Šegedin was born in Žrnovo, on the island of Korčula. He graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. He worked as a professor and diplomat, and later as a professional writer. In the 1970s he was blacklisted due to his criticism of the communist authorities, and lived for a while in a self-imposed exile in Germany. From his debut novel Children of God (Djeca božja), published in 1946, Šegedin's work broke away from socialist realism and introduced existentialism into Croatian literature. He is also noted for his essays and travelogues. Šegedin served as a president of Matica hrvatska and the Croatian Writers' Association. He was a full member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts since 1963. Šegedin is the 1991 laureate of the Vladimir Nazor Award for Life Achievement in Literature. Sources Umro Petar Šegedin Petar Šegedin (1909 - 1998) Deceased members Ljetopis Petra Šegedina Bibliografija Šegedin, Petar 1909 births 1998 deaths Croatian novelists Male novelists Croatian essayists Croatian male writers Male essayists Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb alumni Members of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Vladimir Nazor Award winners Existentialists 20th-century novelists 20th-century essayists Croatian expatriates in Germany 20th-century male writers