following decade, Matić was awarded several honors for his accomplishments. He became a corresponding member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU) in 1965, and a full member in 1970. He was awarded the Zmaj Award by Matica srpska in 1966 and the Order of People's Merit by Josip Broz Tito in 1968. In 1967, a documentary about Matić's life was produced by Vladimir Andrić. During this period, a collection of his essays, articles and interviews was published titled Proplanak i um (The Meadow and the Mind) in 1969, as well as a selection of his essays titled Bitka oko zida (A Struggle over the Wall) in 1971, selected by Jovan Hristić. Matić traveled to Paris in 1975, where he fell ill. His sight was weak during his final years, and he continued to maintain correspondence primarily with Draško Ređep who was residing in Novi Sad. During this time, Bernard Noël published a study on Matić titled Treize cases du je (Thirteen Boxes of the Self) in 1975, while Gérard de Cortanze published a long form interview with Matić in Les Nouvelles littéraires recorded in Paris. In 1976, Matić published his memories about André Breton in Paris titled André Breton oblique (A Skewed André Breton). That same year, BIGZ published a selection of Matić's poems titled Tajni plamen (The Secret Flame), with a foreword by Ređep. Matić's book on Breton was translated and published in Yugoslavia in 1978. Death Matić died on 12 September 1980 at the Clinical Centre of Serbia in Belgrade. His remains were cremated on 15 September at the Belgrade New Cemetery. At his funeral service, speeches were given by Ivan V. Lalić and Peđa Milosavljević representing SANU, and Živorad Kovačević representing the City of Belgrade. Legacy In 1980, the Belgian musical group TC Matic was named after Dušan Matić. Starting in 1981, the Dušan Matić National Library in his hometown of Ćuprija organizes the Matić's Days festival in September. The festival presents the annual Matić's Scarf award to young poets and visual artists. On 13 September 2010, a memorial plaque commemorating the writer was placed on his home in Vojvode Dobrnjca street in Belgrade. The event was attended by Draško Ređep and the president of Ćuprija municipality, Borivoje Kalaba. Works Položaj nadrealizma u društvenom procesu (1932), with Oskar Davičo and Đorđe Kostić Gluho doba (1940), with Aleksandar Vučo Jedan vid francuske književnosti (1952) Bagdala