Musa Cazim Catic

About

Bosnian Renaissance poet whose early twentieth- century literary work is characterized by mysticism and eroticism. His best-known works are Sabrana dijela and Pjesme od godine.

Before Fame

He studied in his youth to become a barber. Later, he attended law school in Zagreb.

Trivia

He served in the Austro-Hungarian Army from 1899 until 1902.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Odzak, Bosnia. He died of tuberculosis at the age of thirty-seven.

Associated With

Catic and Aleksa Santic were fellow Bosnian poets.