Vilenica International Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2001) Winner
Jaan Kaplinski
ヤーン・カプリンスキ
Jaan Kaplinski
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-01-22 （Tartu）
- Died
- 2021-08-08 age 80
- Nationality
- Estonia
- Languages
- Estonian, English, Russian, Finnish
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Residence History
- Tartu → Tallinn
Career
- Occupations
- poet, philosopher, politician, culture critic, translator, editor, sociologist, ecologist
- Active Years
- 1964-2021
- Affiliations
- Tallinn Botanic Garden
- Memberships
- Estonian Social Democratic Party, Estonian Centre Party
- Influenced By
- Zhuangzi, Buddhism
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tartu | — | Romance languages and linguistics | French philologist | — | Estonia |
University of Tartu
Romance languages and linguistics
Degree:
French philologist
Year of Graduation:
1964
Country:
Estonia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature, the Arts and Science | — | — | Baltic Assembly | winner |
Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature, the Arts and Science
1997
Organization:
Baltic Assembly
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Same River
novelSemi-autobiographical novel
identity
The Wandering Border
1987 poetryWhite Butterflies of Night
2014 poetryRussian poetry collection
Translations by Author
- Tao Te Ching
Translations of Works
- Tomas Tranströmer works
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Sparse and meditative styleInfluenced by Eastern philosophy
- Recurring Motifs
- Global issuesEnvironmentPhilosophy of languageEstonian nationalism
Health
-
motor neuron disease晩年Cause of death
Legacy
Estonian poet and Nobel Prize in Literature nominee. Jaan Kaplinski Society founded in 2022. Asteroid 29528 Kaplinski named after him.
In Popular Culture
- Asteroid named
Trivia
- Father was Polish and died in Soviet labor camp.
- Possible distant Jewish ancestry related to Jacob Frank.
- Signer of the Letter of 40 intellectuals.