Zvane Črnja

Zvane Črnja
Črnja in 1989
Born(1920-10-08)8 October 1920
Črnjeni, near Žminj, Kingdom of Italy
Died26 February 1991(1991-02-26) (aged 70)
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
Occupation(s)Poet, writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, publicist, publisher, filmologist

Zvane (Ivan) Črnja (October 8, 1920 February 26, 1991) was a prominent Croatian poet, prose writer, essayist, culturologist, screenwriter, playwright and filmologist, journalist, publicist, polemicist and publisher. He's considered one of the most important names that Istria gave to Croatia in the 20th century. His aliases include: Osip Suri, Barba Zvane, and Filus.