ALEKSA ŠANTIĆ

ALEKSA ŠANTIĆ

• Aleksa was Bosnian and

Serbian poet and one of
the most famous
representatives of recent
lyric poetry in BiH
• He was born on 27th May
1868. in Mostar, and he
died on 2nd February 1924
 LIFE
He spent most of his life in his hometown
Mostar. After his father died, a strict uncle
took over the care of his family. He had two
brothers, Jeftan and Jakov, and a sister, Persa,
who married his friend, Svetozar Corovic,
while his other sister, Zorica, died as a baby.
• He lived in a trading family, in which they
had no understanding of his talent.
• After finishing trade school in Trieste and
Ljubljana, he returned to Mostar
LOVE
• Aleksa Santic wasn‘t lucky in love
• First woman he loved he had to
leave because of disapproval of
his family. It has been said Aleksa
hated himself for making such a
cowardly move.
• The second love of his life was
Anka but she married another
man as Aleksa Santic did not fit
her life plans.
Aleksa‘s house
• The house in which
Aleksa was born into
a family of merchants
still stands on
Brankovac.
• Aleksa also has a
lifesize monument in
the park that carries
his name at Luka in
Mostar
Emina
• The most famous song written by Aleksa
Santic is probably “EMINA”. One that you can
still hear on the streets of the Old Town.
• His song” Emina” is a legendary and sort of a
hymn to the poet as well as to the soul of the
town.
• Although Aleksa Santic lived in the Old Town,
he never actually spoke to Emina who at that
time was 11 years of age.
• Emina got married when she was 16 and
gave birth to 14 children.
• She never forgot the famous poet
Banknote
• Aleksa Santic is also pictured on 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina
convertible marks bill.
Ilajda Šuta