Solzhenitsyn Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2013) Winner
Maxim Albertovich Amelin
マクシム・アルベルトーヴィチ・アメリン
Maksim Albertovich Amelin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970-01-07 （Kursk）
- Nationality
- Russia
- Languages
- Russian
- Residence History
- Kursk → Saint Petersburg → Moscow
Career
- Occupations
- poet, critic, essayist, editor, translator
- Active Years
- 1996-
- Affiliations
- Symposium (publisher), OGI
- Influenced By
- Catullus, Pindar, Homer
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kursk Commercial College | — | Commerce | — | 1980年代後半 | Russia |
| Maxim Gorky Literature Institute | — | — | — | 1991-1994 | Russia |
Kursk Commercial College
Commerce
Period:
1980年代後半
Country:
Russia
Graduated
Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Period:
1991-1994
Country:
Russia
Studied under Olesya Nikolayeva
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Poet Prize | — | — | National Russian prize | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Solzhenitsyn Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Novy Mir Prize | — | — | Novy Mir | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Novy Mir Prize | — | — | Novy Mir | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Moscow Reckoning Special Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Bunin Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Znamya Prize | — | — | Znamya | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Moscow Reckoning Grand Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Antibooker | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Poet Prize
2017
Organization:
National Russian prize
Result:
受賞
Solzhenitsyn Prize
2013
Result:
受賞
Novy Mir Prize
2015
Organization:
Novy Mir
Result:
受賞
Novy Mir Prize
1998
Organization:
Novy Mir
Result:
受賞
Moscow Reckoning Special Prize
2012
Result:
受賞
Bunin Prize
2012
Result:
受賞
Znamya Prize
2010
Organization:
Znamya
Result:
受賞
Moscow Reckoning Grand Prize
2004
Result:
受賞
Antibooker
1998
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Cold Odes
1996 PoetryPoetry collection
Classicism
Dubia
1999 PoetryPoetry collection
Classicism
The Horse of the Gorgon
2003 PoetryPoetry collection
Classicism
Bent Speech
2011 PoetryPoetry collection
Classicism
The Joyous Science, or The True Story of the Famous Bruce
2018 PoetryPoetry collection
Classicism
Translations
- English: The Joyous Science: Selected Poems of Maxim Amelin (2018)
Bibliography
- Cold Odes (1996)
- Dubia (1999)
- The Horse of the Gorgon (2003)
- Bent Speech (2011)
- The Joyous Science... (2018)
Translations by Author
- Catullus translations
- Pindar translations
- Homer translations
- Georgian poetry
- Italian poetry
- Ukrainian poetry
Translations of Works
- Libro Inverso (Italian, 2024)
- Gorgonin konj (2012)
- Arkadentempel (German, 2013)
- Esperit i fang (Catalan, 2015)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- archaist-innovatorInfluenced by classical Greek and Roman poetryInfluenced by 18th-century Russian poetry
- Recurring Motifs
- ClassicismRevival of forgotten Russian poets
Legacy
Recognized as an innovator in contemporary Russian poetry, awarded numerous prizes. Active in translation and editing.
Trivia
- Married to poet Anna Zolotaryova.
- Served in the Soviet Army.