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Biography
Vladimir Bulatović Vib (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Булатовић Виб) (8 March 1931 – 1 September 1994) was a Serbian writer, satirist and aphorist, journalist and editor. He was born in Sopotsko, in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, today known as Macedonia. He studied journalism and diplomacy and graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy.
Work
He was a longtime editor of Politika and chief editor of Poltikin Zabavnik. He was voted the best satirist of all time in a poll for the magazine Rhino . The ninth international Satire fest 2011. in Belgrade was dedicated to the eightieth anniversary of his birth. His works include:
- Alarm clock (satire, 1961.)
- The exchange for ideals (satire, 1965.)
- Spring cleaning (1971.)
- Step Back (aphorisms, 1976.)
- SelectionThe - What the author really meant? Reversible and other games (posthumously, 1994.)
Vib award
The award, named after Vlada Bulatović Vib, was established in 1994 and is given to young writers for their contributions to the field of satire. The award consists of the plaque with the figure of Vib, the art of sculptor Ljubinke Savić - Grassi, a cash prize and a set of Vib's books. Previous winners of the award are:
- Goran Gaćeša 1994.
- Zoran Stanojević 1995.
- Tomislav Marković 1996.
- Vladan Sokić 1997.
- Dragan Ognjenović 1998.
- Aleksandar Novaković 1999.
- Ninus Nestorović 2000.
- Slobodan Simić 2001.
- Aleksandar Čotrić 2002.
- Goran Dokna 2003.
- Sergej Skoripan 2004.
- Nenad Vujetić 2005.
- Aleksandar Stojadinović 2006.
- Miodrag Stošić 2008.
- Srđan Dinčić 2009.
- Goran Mrakić 2010.
- Bojan Rajević 2011.