Antun Gustav Matoš

Antun Gustav Matoš
Born13 June 1873
Tovarnik, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
Died17 March 1914 (aged 40)
Zagreb, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary
OccupationPoet, journalist
NationalityCroatian
PeriodModernism
GenrePoetry, novella, feuilleton
SubjectLandscapes, patriotism

Antun Gustav Matoš (Croatian pronunciation: [ǎntuːn ɡûstaʋ mâtoʃ]; 13 June 1873 – 17 March 1914) was a Croatian poet, short story writer, journalist, essayist and travelogue writer. He is considered the champion of Croatian modernist literature, opening Croatia to the currents of European modernism.