Newly translated bilingual English and Swedish edition of late Nobel Prize winner's "unobtrusively unforgettable" poetry.
Tomas Transtrmer (19312015), winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, is Sweden's most acclaimed poet. Known for sharp imagery, startling metaphors and deceptively simple diction, his luminous poems offer mysterious glimpses into the deepest facets of humanity, often through the lens of the natural world. These new translations by Patty Crane, presented side by side with the original Swedish, are tautly rendered and elegantly cadenced. They are also deeply informed by Crane's personal relationship with the poet and his wife during the years she lived in Sweden, where she was afforded greater insight into the nuances of his poetics and the man himself.
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Bilingual 'facing page' edition
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Zweisprachige Ausgabe (mit Gegenüberstellung)
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Höhe: 228 mm
Breite: 165 mm
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978-1-956046-49-6 (9781956046496)
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Tomas Gsta Transtrmeris a Swedish writer, poet and translator, whose poetry has been translated into over 60 languages. He's acclaimed as one of the most important European writers since World War II and was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died March 26, 2015 at the age of 83.
Patty Crane's translations of Tomas Transtrmer's poetry have appeared in American Poetry Review, Blackbird, New Ohio Review, Poetry Daily, Poetry East, and Smartish Pace. She spent three years living in the Stockholm area of Sweden, where she worked closely with Transtrmer and his wife, Monica.
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD BY DAVID WOJAHN
I. ETT URVAL DIKTER/SELECTED POEMS: 1954–1973
Stenarna2
The Stones3
Hemligheter på vägen4
Secrets on the Way5
Spår6
Tracks7
Kyrie8
Kyrie9
Balakirevs dröm10
Balakirev’s Dream12
Trädet och skyn14
The Tree and the Sky15
Ansikte mot ansikte16
Face to Face17
Lamento18
Lament19
Allegro20
Allegro21
Den halvfärdiga himlen22
The Half-Finished Heaven23
En vinternatt24
A Winter Night25
Vinterns formler26
Winter’s Formulas28
Under tryck30
Under Pressure31
Från snösmältningen –6632
From the Snowmelt of ‘6633
Skiss i ocktober34
Sketch in October35
Längre in36
Further In37
Sena maj38
Late May39
II. ÖSTERSJÖAR/BALTICS (1974) 41
III. ETT URVAL DIKTER/SELECTED POEMS: 1978–1983
Övergångsstället68
The Crossing Place69
Galleriet70
The Gallery75
Kort paus I orgelkonserten80
Brief Pause in the Organ Recital82
Från mars–7984
From March of ‘7985
Minnena ser mig86
Memories Watch Me87
Vinterns blick88
Winter’s Glance89
Stationen90
The Station91
Eldklotter92
Fire Scribble93
IV. FÖR LEVANDE OCH DÖDA/FOR THE LIVING AND THE DEAD (1989)
Den bortglömde kaptenen95
The Forgotten Captain97
Sex vintrar99
Six Winters101
Näktergalen i Badelunda103
The Nightengale in Badelunda104
Alkaiskt105
Alcaic106
Berceuse107
Lullaby108
Gator i Shanghai109
Streets in Shanghai111
Djupt i Europa113
Deep in Europe114
Flygblad115
Leaflet116
Inomhuset är oändligt117
The Indoors is Infinite120
Vermeer123
Vermeer125
Romanska bågar127
Romanesque Arches128
Epigram129
Epigram130
Kvinnoporträtt—1800-tal131
Portrait of a Woman, 19th Century132
Medeltida motiv133
Medieval Motif134
Air Mail135
Air Mail136
Madrigal137
Madrigal138
Guldstekel139
Golden Vespid141
V. SORGEGONDOLEN/THE SORROW GONDOLA (1996)
April och tystnad144
April and Silence145
Osäkerhetens rike146
Insecurity’s Kingdom147
Nattboksblad148
Nightbook Page149
Sorgegondol nr 2150
Sorrow Gondola No. 2153
Landskap med solar156
Landscape with Suns157
November i forna DDR158
November in the Former GDR160
Från juli 90162
From July ’90163
Göken164
The Cuckoo165
Tre strofer166
Three Stanzas167
Som att vara barn168
Like Being a Child169
Två städer170
Two Cities171
Ljuset stömmar in172
The Light Streams In173
Nattlig resa174
Night Travel175
Haikudikter176
Haiku Poems178
Från ön 1860180
From the Island, 1860181
Tystnad182
Silence183
Midvinter184
Midwinter185
En skiss från 1844186
A Sketch from 1844187
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Fasader189
Facades190
Afterword by Patty Crane
