Aleksandar Prokopiev

About

Macedonian author, academic, and musician who wrote a series of essays known, collectively, as Postmodern Babylon. His other publications include The Man with Four Watches, Fairytale on the Road, and A Sermon on the Snake.

Before Fame

He received a literature degree from the University of Belgrade in 1977 and later studied at the Sorbonne in Paris.

Trivia

He was a member of Idoli, a Yugoslavian rock band, and he later played with a Macedonian musical group called Usta na Usta.

Family Life

His family lived in the Macedonian capital of Skopje at the time of his birth. He later lived in Belgrade.

Associated With

Like fellow author Simeon Simev, Prokopiev was born in Macedonia.