Golden Wreath of Struga Poetry Evenings
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Edition 28 (1993) Winner
Gennadiy Nikolayevich Aygi
ゲンナディ・ニコラーエヴィチ・アイギ
Gennadiy Nikolayevich Aygi
Aliases:
Gennady Aygi / Gennadij Aigui
Pen Names:
Gennadiy Aygi（Variant used in English-language publications and transliterations）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-08-21 （Shaimurzino, Chuvash ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Chuvashia, Russia)）
- Died
- 2006-02-21 （Moscow, Russia） age 71
- Nationality
- Soviet Union, Russia
- Languages
- Chuvash, Russian
- Residence History
- Moscow (moved in 1953 and lived there thereafter)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, writer
- Active Years
- 1958-2006
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxim Gorky Literature Institute | — | — | — | — | Soviet Union |
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Country:
Soviet Union
Details of enrollment/graduation years are unclear in available sources
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Andrey Bely Prize | — | — | Andrey Bely Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Pasternak Prize | — | — | Pasternak Prize committee | 受賞（初回受賞者の一人） |
| 1972 | Prize of the French Academy | — | — | French Academy | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Petrarch Prize | — | — | Petrarch Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath | — | — | Struga Poetry Evenings | 受賞 |
| — | Jan Smrek Prize | — | — | Jan Smrek Prize committee | 受賞 |
Andrey Bely Prize
1987
Organization:
Andrey Bely Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Pasternak Prize
2000
Organization:
Pasternak Prize committee
Result:
受賞（初回受賞者の一人）
Prize of the French Academy
1972
Organization:
French Academy
Result:
受賞
Petrarch Prize
1993
Organization:
Petrarch Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath
1994
Organization:
Struga Poetry Evenings
Result:
受賞
Jan Smrek Prize
Organization:
Jan Smrek Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Adaptations
- Musical settings of his poems (Sofia Gubaidulina set several of his poems in the cycle 'Jetzt immer Schnee')
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- neo-surrealist poetryconcise, highly musical language
- Recurring Motifs
- naturesolitudeexperimentation with language and sound
Legacy
A poet writing in both Chuvash and Russian, widely respected nationally and internationally. He received multiple international awards and influenced other art forms (e.g., musical settings of his poems). He is regarded as a bridge between Chuvash and Russian literature.
Trivia
- His son Aleksey Aygi is a composer.
- He wrote poetry in both Chuvash and Russian.
- Sofia Gubaidulina set several of his poems to music.