Abudalah Sidran, poznati bosanskohercegovački pesnik, pisac i scenarista, preminuo je danas u 80. godini života. Rođen je 2. oktobra 1944. godine u Sarajevu, gdje je pohađao osnovnu školu, gimnaziju i Filozofski fakultet. Bio je vodeći dramaturg na TV Bosne i Hercegovine do početka rata u BiH 1992. godine.
Sidran se javio u književnost sredinom sedamdesetih godina i postao je nagrađivani autor. Dobitnik je mnogih nagrada, uključujući Šestoaprilsku nagradu grada Sarajeva, Godišnju nagradu Udruženja književnika BiH, Godišnju nagradu izdavačkog preduzeća „Svjetlost“ i Zmajeve nagrade. Njegova poezija prevođena je na strane jezike, a bio je i jedan od najznačajnijih scenarista u kinematografiji bivše Jugoslavije.
Među njegovim najpoznatijim filmskim scenarijima su „Sjećaš li se Doli Bel?“, „Otac na službenom putu“ redatelja Emira Kusturice i „Kuduz“ Ademira Kenovića. Sidran je ostavio neizbrisiv trag u svijetu književnosti i kinematografije, a njegova smrt će ostaviti veliku prazninu u kulturnom životu Bosne i Hercegovine.
Abdulah Sidran wasn a Bosnian-Herzegovinian poet, writer, and screenwriter who passed away today at the age of 80. He was born on October 2, 1944 in Sarajevo, where he attended elementary school, high school, and the Faculty of Philosophy. Until the start of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, he worked as the head dramaturge at TV Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sidran emerged in literature in the mid-1970s and became an award-winning author. He was the recipient of several awards, including the April 6th Award of the City of Sarajevo, the Annual Award of the Association of Writers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Annual Award of the Publishing Company „Svjetlost,“ and the Zmajeve nagrade. His poetry has been translated into foreign languages, and he was one of the most significant screenwriters in the cinema of former Yugoslavia.
Some of his most famous film scripts include „Do You Remember Dolly Bell?“ and „When Father Was Away on Business“ directed by Emir Kusturica, and „Kuduz“ by Ademir Kenović. Sidran has left an indelible mark on the world of literature and cinema, and his death will leave a great void in the cultural life of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
