Mile Budak was a Croatian writer, journalist and nationalist politician. As a leading political figure of the Ustasha movement, he was also Chief propagandist and educational and cultural minister of the Independent State of Croatia. Budak was considered an ideologue of the Ustasha movement. He was hanged by the yugoslav communists and buried unknown. A memorial at his birthplace was demolished a few years ago by the Croatian left-wing government. After independence (1991) some major Croatian cities named streets after him (Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Knin, Slavonski Brod, Sisak, Pag) and also Mostar (Herzegowina).
Budak was the most famous Croatian writers from the 1930s until his death. He wrote a total of 121 works in 213 publications that published in 9 languages, including have been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian and Slovak.
His most important work is the almost 1,000-page novel "The Hearth" (original title: "Ognjište"), where the landscape and the old folk life of Croatia are described.
Budak was the most famous Croatian writers from the 1930s until his death. He wrote a total of 121 works in 213 publications that published in 9 languages, including have been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian and Slovak.
His most important work is the almost 1,000-page novel "The Hearth" (original title: "Ognjište"), where the landscape and the old folk life of Croatia are described.
Mile Budak was a Croatian writer, journalist and nationalist politician. As a leading political figure of the Ustasha movement, he was also Chief propagandist and educational and cultural minister of the Independent State of Croatia. Budak was considered an ideologue of the Ustasha movement. He was hanged by the yugoslav communists and buried unknown. A memorial at his birthplace was demolished a few years ago by the Croatian left-wing government. After independence (1991) some major Croatian cities named streets after him (Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Knin, Slavonski Brod, Sisak, Pag) and also Mostar (Herzegowina).
Budak was the most famous Croatian writers from the 1930s until his death. He wrote a total of 121 works in 213 publications that published in 9 languages, including have been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian and Slovak.
His most important work is the almost 1,000-page novel "The Hearth" (original title: "Ognjište"), where the landscape and the old folk life of Croatia are described.
Budak was the most famous Croatian writers from the 1930s until his death. He wrote a total of 121 works in 213 publications that published in 9 languages, including have been translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian and Slovak.
His most important work is the almost 1,000-page novel "The Hearth" (original title: "Ognjište"), where the landscape and the old folk life of Croatia are described.
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