▁representative ▁of ▁Ser bian ▁literature ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁was ▁J ovan ▁S ker li ć , ▁who ▁wrote ▁in ▁pre – World ▁War ▁I ▁Bel grade ▁and ▁helped ▁introduce ▁Ser bian ▁writers ▁to ▁literary ▁modern ism . ▁The ▁most ▁important ▁Ser bian ▁writer ▁in ▁the ▁inter - war ▁period ▁was ▁Mil o š ▁Cr n j ans ki . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁Ser b ▁authors ▁who ▁appeared ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁were ▁Mih ail o ▁L ali ć ▁and ▁Dob rica ▁ Ć osi ć . ▁Other ▁notable ▁post - war ▁Y ug oslav ▁authors ▁such ▁as ▁I vo ▁And ri ć ▁and ▁Me š a ▁Sel im ović ▁were ▁assim il ated ▁to ▁Ser bian ▁culture , ▁and ▁both ▁identified ▁as ▁Ser bs . ▁And ri ć ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Liter ature ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Dan ilo ▁Ki š , ▁another ▁popular ▁Ser bian ▁writer , ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁writing ▁A ▁T omb ▁for ▁Bor is ▁David ov ich , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁several ▁acc laimed ▁nov els . ▁Among st ▁contemporary ▁Ser bian ▁writers , ▁Mil or ad ▁Pav ić ▁stands ▁out ▁as ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed , ▁with ▁his ▁nov els ▁Dictionary ▁of ▁the ▁Kh az ars , ▁Land s cape ▁P aint ed ▁with ▁Te a ▁and ▁The ▁Inner ▁Side ▁of ▁the ▁Wind ▁bringing ▁him ▁international ▁recognition . ▁High ly ▁rever ed ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁in ▁South ▁America , ▁Pav ić ▁is ▁considered