November 14^th

The flower wreaths were laid at the Military Cemetery in Nis on the occasion of the Day of Armistice in the First World War, and the rector of Prizren’s Theology School Milutin Timotijevic previously held memorial service for the dead soldiers and victims of war. The day of the truce in World War I and the capitulation of Germany is marked in Serbia since 2012 as a national holiday. The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was an armistice during the First World War between the Allies and Germany – also known as the Armistice of Compiegne after the location in which it was signed – and the agreement that ended the fighting on the Western Front. It went into effect at 11 a.m. Paris time on 11 November 1918 (“the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”), and marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany, although not formally a surrender.

November 14^th

The traditional award Stevan Sremac for best literary work in prose, awarded by the City of Nis, was given to writer Ljubica Arsic from Belgrade for the novel “Door of the Paradise”. The work “Door of the Paradise” is in the opinion of the jury chaired by the writer and literary critic Vasa Pavkovic, our best prose work in 2015.  The award-winning novel, also stated in the explanation of the jury, in a lucid, female delicate manner, represented an elapsed time from the perspective of a quieter, everyday life. Receiving a prize at a ceremony held in Nis City Hall, Ljubica Arsic said that Sremac was always a welcome cousin who could not be forgotten. The award Stevan Sremac was awarded by the City of Nis and the Nis Cultural Center for the 13^th time, and the award was presented to the writer by Nis City Council Member Jelena Mitrovski Mitrovski. Ljubica Arsic, the professor of Serbian language and literature at Music School Mokranjac has written than 10 books, stories and novels. She was awarded six times for her works, and for the novel “Door of the Paradise” she was shortlisted for the prestigious Award of the NIN Magazine for 2015.