| Mihailo Lalić | |
| Native Name: | Михаило Лалић |
| Birth Date: | 1914 10, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Trepča, Andrijevica, Kingdom of Montenegro |
| Death Place: | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality: | Montenegrin |
| Citizenship: | Yugoslavian |
| Genre: | Realism, social realism |
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| Notableworks: | Lelejska gora, Hajka, Zlo proljeće |
| Spouses: | --> |
| Partners: | --> |
| Awards: | NIN Award, Njegoš Award |
| Years Active: | 1948–1992 |
Mihailo Lalić (Serbian: Михаило Лалић, pronounced as /mixǎilɔ lâlit͡ɕ/; 7 October 1914 – 30 December 1992) was a Montenegrin and Serbian[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] writer.
He was born in Trepča (Andrijevica municipality) village in north-eastern Montenegro in 1914. His most important novels are "Svadba", "Zlo proljeće", "Raskid", "Hajka", "Ratna sreća", and his masterpiece, "Lelejska gora".
He won the NIN Award (NIN magazine's prize for the novel of the year) for "Ratna sreća" in 1973, and was the first recipient of "Njegoš Award" for "Lelejska gora". In his novels he depicted major events in modern history of Montenegro, World Wars in particular, and battling between communist Partisans and royalist Chetniks.
He lived in Herceg-Novi and Belgrade and was a member of both the Montenegrin and Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, whose vice-president he was. He was also a member of SKOJ and Communist Party. He died in Belgrade in 1992.