Bosiljka Pušić

Bosiljka Pušić (Serbian Cyrillic: Босиљка Пушић; 2 May 1936 – 23 October 2023) was a Montenegrin writer, teacher and poet. She published more than twenty novels, children's books and poetry collections, and won a number of awards, including the Živojin Pavlović award, and the October award, from the city of Herceg Novi. Before retiring, she worked as a high school teacher in Herceg Novi. She was also a painter. Pušić's son is prominent musician Antonije Pušić, better known as Rambo Amadeus.

Bosiljka Pušić was born 2 May 1936.^[1] She was born in Ćuprija, Serbia. In early 1937 her family moved to Jagodina, where her father opened an independent watch-making shop and she stayed there throughout her elementary and high school education.^[1] Bosiljka acquired a degree in literature at the Faculty of Arts in University of Belgrade.^[1] Before retiring, she worked as a high school teacher in Herceg Novi. She was also a painter. She was a mother of prominent musician Antonije Pušić, better known as Rambo Amadeus.^[2] Her husband was archaeologist and writer Ilija Pušić, who died in 2015.^[3]

Pušić was a writer and poet. She published more than twenty novels, children's books and collections of poetry.^[1] Her most well-known novel was Opening the Doll, published in 1985.^[1] She won a number of awards, including Zmaje's honorary award, the Živojin Pavlović award, and the October award, from the city of Herceg Novi, was awarded to her a few days ago before her death.^[1]

Pušić died on 23 October 2023, at the age of 88.^[1]

• First place for the story Kavez (Prosvetni pregled, Belgrade, 1973).
• Zmajeva počasna nagrada (2003).
• "Živojin Pavlović" 2004 humoristic stories award for her book "Kako preživeti brak".^[4]
• Second place for the story "Kralj koji je pojeo sam sebe" (Novi put, 2005).
• Trilogy Naranče pod šlemom was nominated for "Miroslavljevo jevanđelje" in 2009.^[5]
• Novel Knjiga o Vojinu was nominated for "Zlatno pero" award in 2009.

• Hercegnovske čarolije (Osmjeh, Podgorica, 2000).
• Koga boli uvo kako ja rastem (Osmjeh, Podgorica, 2000).
• Ružičasti delfin (Bookland, Belgrade, 2001).
• Žabilijada (Portal, Belgrade, 2003).
• Doživljaji magarčića Magića (Portal, Belgrade, 2004).
• Kobajagična putovanja (Bookland, Belgrade, 2006).
• Plavojko (Bookland, Belgrade, 2000).
• Ko te šiša ("Grigorije Dijak", Podgorica, 2010).
• Kralj koji je pojeo i sebe (Bookland, Belgrade, 2012).

• Krila iste ptice (1970).
• Privid igre (1972).
• Pelin u reveru (1976).
• Rukom prema snu (1980).
• Druga voda (1980).
• Dobošari na trgu (1985).
• Svođenje reči (1989).
• Pepeo i krik (2000).

• Kavez (1981).
• Otapanje (1994).
• Izlet u Žanjice (2000).

• Otvaranje lutke (1985).
• Kako preživeti brak (2002, 2003).
• Naranča i nož (2002).
• Narančin cvat (2004).
• Knjiga o Vojinu (2008).
• Naranče pod šlemom - trilogija (2008).
• Stimadur (2011).
• Ispod žižule (2012).
• Tondo (2013).
• ”Balada o Itane” (2016)
• ”Eva”(2017)
• ”Daleki akordi”(2020)