Inger Christensen

alphabet

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A startling and gorgeous work by Denmark's most admired poet finally available in English translation.Awarded the American-Scandinavian PEN Translation Prize by Michael Hamburger, Susanna Nied's translation of alphabet introduces Inger Christensen's poetry to US readers for the first time. Born in 1935, Inger Christensen is Denmark's best known poet. Her award-winning alphabet is based structurally on Fibonacci's sequence (a mathematical sequence in which each number is the sum of the two previous numbers), in combination with the alphabet. The gorgeous poetry herein reflects a complex philosophical background, yet has a visionary quality, di… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Nied, Susanna (Übers.)

ISBN: 978-0-8112-2368-3
EAN: 9780811223683
Produktnummer: 34247585
Verlag: New Directions
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
Seitenangabe: 64 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 594 KB

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.