Stjepan Mitrov Ljubiša

Stjepan (modernist: Stefan) Mitrov Ljubiša (Serbian Cyrilic: Стјепан Митров Љубиша) (29 February 1824, Budva, Austrian Empire – 11 November 1878, Vienna, Austria-Hungary), was a Serbian writer and politician. He is famous for his unique short stories, generally ranked among the masterpieces of Serbian literature in its day. These stories are also a symbol of the Serbian rebirth, both for its patriotic message and because it was a fundamental milestone in the Serbian language reform.