Biser (magazine)

Biser
Editor Musa Ćazim Ćatić
Founder Muhamed Bekir Kalajdžić
Year founded 1 June 1912
Final issue 1919
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Based in Mostar
Language Bosnian

Biser was a Bosnian magazine, intended as a non-political replacement for the defunct Behar.[1] The first issue was published 1 June 1912 out of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina by 19-year-old publisher Muhamed Bekir Kalajdžić.[2] The main objective of Biser was to focus on Bosniak culture and heritage, as well as Muslim literary works. The Bosnian word biser means pearl in English.

Poet Musa Ćazim Ćatić served as editor in chief, often writing poems, essays, criticism, and translations of numerous studies and books for the magazine.[3][4][5]

Due to the outbreak of World War I in 1914, Biser halted production until 1918 when Kalajdžić began printing again in 1918 to avoid being drafted into the army. Biser ended its run in 1919.

References

  1. ↑ "Anali Gazi Husrev-begove bibliotheke". 2001. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "BISER, NA PRAGU STOTE GODIŠNJICE". Bosnjaci. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hercegovina, Volumes 15-16". 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Biserje: antologija muslimanske književnosti". 1990. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Musa Ćazim Ćatić: Studija". 1965. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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