Rastko Petrović (1898-1949) was a Serbian poet and writer.

After serving in the Serbian Army in World War I, he studied law in Paris and became a diplomat. Based at the Yugoslav emb*y in Washington, D.C. during World War II, he remained in the United States after the war and died there in 1949. In 1986, after official recognition, his remains were brought to Belgrade.

Works

Grave of Rastko and Nadežda Petrović

• Burleska gospodina Peruna, boga groma (A burlesque of Lord Perun, god of thunder), 1921.
• Otkrovenje (Revelation), 1922.
• Afrika, 1930.
• Ljudi Govore (The people speak), 1931.
• Dan šesti (The sixth day), 1961.

References

External links

• Translated works by Rastko Petrović