predecessors like Petar Kočić and nameless folk storytellers from his homeland, Ćopić was the constant of Serbian 20th century literature and its last authentic storyteller. Works Novels Prolom – The Break-out (1952) Gluvi barut – Silent Gunpowder (1957) Ne tuguj, bronzana stražo – Bronze Guards, Don't Mourn (1958) Osma ofanziva – The Eighth Offensive (1966) Novels for children Orlovi rano lete – Eagles Fly Early (1957), Slavno vojevanje – Glorious Combat (1960) and Bitka u Zlatnoj dolini – The Battle of Golden Valley – these three are known as „Pionirska trilogija“ – The Pioneer Trilogy, Magareće godine – "Donkey" Years (meaning: The Tough Teens); Balada o ribaru i mačku – Ballad of the Fisherman and the Cat Glava u klancu noge na vrancu – Head in the Col Legs on the Horse Ježeva kućica – Hedgehog's House (1949) Doživljaji mačka Toše – Adventures of Toscho the Cat Bašta sljezove boje – The Mallow Color Garden U carstvu medvjeda i leptirova – In the kingdom of bears and butterflies Priče ispod zmajevih krila – The stories under the dragon's wings Films and television series made after Ćopić's writings "Živjeće ovaj narod" (1947) "Major Bauk" (1951) "Grob u žitu" (1951) "Nikoletina Bursać (1964) Eagles Fly Early (1966) "Četrdeset prva" (1971) "Hajdučka vremena" (1977) "Mala moja iz Bosanske Krupe" (1978) "Osma ofanziva", TV-series (1979) "Bježaćemo čak u Liku" (1979) "Odumiranje međeda" (1982) "Smiješne i druge priče" TV-series (1986) "Razgovori stari" (1986) Silent Gunpowder (1990) "Magareće godine" (1994) Ježeva kućica (2017) See also Serbian literature References External links 1915 births 1984 suicides 1984 deaths People from Krupa na Uni Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian children's writers 20th-century Serbian novelists 20th-century Serbian poets Bosnia and Herzegovina writers Bosnia and Herzegovina novelists Bosnia and Herzegovina poets Yugoslav writers Yugoslav Partisans members Suicides by jumping in Serbia University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy alumni Members of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Members of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina Burials at Belgrade New Cemetery Suicides in Yugoslavia