Inger Christensen

Light, Grass, and Letter in April

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Light, Grass, and Letter in April is the first book in English to appear since the great Danish poet's death in January 2009. Light (1962) and Grass (1963), her first published works, introduce her genius for the music of everyday speech, and her approaches to the themes she'd pursue throughout her life: the primacy of nature, the enigmatic boundaries between the self and the other, and the role of language as a mediator between human experience and reality. Letter in April (1979), Christensen's most intimate book, examines love and loss, self and loss of self, echoing musical structures developed by the French composer Olivier Messiaen. It w… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Fosse, Johanne (Illustr.) / Nied, Susanna (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-0-8112-1869-6
EAN: 9780811218696
Produktnummer: 19409157
Verlag: New Directions
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 147 S.
Masse: H20.3 cm x B13.1 cm x D1.5 cm 178 g
Reihenbandnummer: 1187
Gewicht: 178

Über den Autor

Inger Christensen (1935- 2009), whose work is a cornerstone of modern Scandinavian poetry, was the recipient of many international awards, among them the Nordic Authors' Prize, bestowed by the Swedish Academy and known as the Little Nobel. Her books include the masterpiece it; alphabet; Butterfly Valley; and Light, Grass, and Letter in April.