Vilenica International Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2022) Winner
Amanda Aizpuriete
アマンダ・アイズプリエテ
Amanda Aizpuriete
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1956-03-28 （Jūrmala）
- Died
- 2023-10-22 （Latvia） age 67
- Nationality
- Latvian
- Languages
- Latvian
- Residence History
- Jūrmala → Riga
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator
- Active Years
- 1980-2023
- Influenced By
- Anna Akhmatova, Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka, Georg Trakl, Joseph Brodsky
- Influenced
- Eric Funk
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Latvia | — | — | — | — | Latvia |
University of Latvia
Country:
Latvia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Horst Bienek Poetry Prize | — | — | Bavaria Academy of Art | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Poetry Days' Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Annual Prize in Literature | — | 最優秀詩翻訳 | — | 受賞 |
Horst Bienek Poetry Prize
1999
Organization:
Bavaria Academy of Art
Result:
受賞
Poetry Days' Prize
2000
Result:
受賞
Annual Prize in Literature
2003
Category:
最優秀詩翻訳
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Nāks dārzā māte
1980 Poetry collectionPoetry collection
Kāpu iela
1986 Poetry collectionPoetry collection
Vēstuļu vējš
2004 Poetry collectionPoetry collection
Bibliography
- Nāks dārzā māte (1980)
- Kāpu iela (1986)
- Nākamais autobuss (1990)
- Pēdējā vasara (1995)
- Bābeles nomalē (1999)
- Sārtu baložu bars (1999)
- Vēstuļu vējš (2004)
- ledusskapja šūpuļdziesma (2011)
Translations by Author
- Works by Anna Akhmatova et al.
Translations of Works
- Die Untiefen des Verrats (German, 1993)
- Lass mir das Meer (German, 1996)
- Babylonischer Kiez (German, 2000)
- Så som skymningen älskar dig (Swedish, 2002)
- Сумерки тебя любят (Russian, 2005)
- Vihreäsilmäinen yö (Finnish, 2006)
- Plaukiotoja naktimis (Lithuanian, 2009)
Legacy
Latvian poet and translator who published seven collections of poems, translated into at least 14 languages.
In Popular Culture
- Poetry used in symphony by Eric Funk
Trivia
- From Jūrmala
- Alumna of University of Latvia