Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1967) Winner
Vasko Popa
ヴァスコ・ポパ
Vasko Popa
Aliases:
Vasile Popa
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-06-29 （Grebenac）
- Died
- 1991-01-05 （Belgrade） age 68
- Nationality
- Serbian
- Languages
- Serbian, Romanian
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Grebenac → Belgrade
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, editor, translator
- Active Years
- 1943-1991
- Affiliations
- Nolit Publishing House, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vojvodina Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Memberships
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vojvodina Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Influenced By
- Momčilo Nastasijević
- Influenced
- Ted Hughes
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy | Romanic group | Faculty of Philosophy | — | 1940年代-1949 | Serbia |
| University of Bucharest | — | — | — | — | Romania |
| University of Vienna | — | — | — | — | Austria |
University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy
Romanic group
/ Faculty of Philosophy
Period:
1940年代-1949
Year of Graduation:
1949
Country:
Serbia
Graduated after the war
University of Bucharest
Country:
Romania
Studied
University of Vienna
Country:
Austria
Studied
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Branko's award | — | 詩 | — | 受賞 |
| 1957 | Zmaj's Award | — | 詩 | — | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Austrian State Prize for European Literature | — | — | Austrian Government | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Branko Miljković poetry award | — | 詩 | — | 受賞 |
| 1978 | AVNOJ Award | — | — | Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Skender Kulenović award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Branko's award
Category:
詩
Result:
受賞
Zmaj's Award
1957
Category:
詩
Result:
受賞
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
1965
Organization:
Austrian Government
Result:
受賞
Branko Miljković poetry award
1976
Category:
詩
Result:
受賞
AVNOJ Award
1978
Organization:
Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia
Result:
受賞
Skender Kulenović award
1983
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Kora (Bark)
1953 PoetryFirst major verse collection
naturebark
Translations
- Available in English
Bibliography
- Kora (Bark) (1953)
- No-Rest Field (1956)
- Secondary Heaven (1968)
- Earth Erect (1972)
- Wolf Salt (1975)
- Apple of Gold (1978)
Translations of Works
- Collected Poems (1978, trans. Anne Pennington)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modernistsurrealismSerbian folk traditions
- Recurring Motifs
- mythsfolk talesinterplay of everyday and legendary
Legacy
One of the most influential Serbian poets, praised internationally for his unique modernist style blending surrealism and folk traditions.
Academic Societies
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Vojvodina Academy of Sciences and Arts
In Popular Culture
- Vasko Popa poetry award established in Vršac in 1995
- Featured on 2022 Serbian stamp
Quotes
-
As Popa penetrates deeper into his life... it begins to look like a universe passing through a universe.
Source: Ted Hughes introduction (1978) -
Poets have the gift to speak for others, Vasko Popa had the very rare quality of hearing the others.
Source: Octavio Paz
Trivia
- Serbian poet of Romanian ethnicity
- Fought as a partisan in WWII and was imprisoned in a Nazi camp
- Long-time editor at Nolit publishing house
- Founded Literary Municipality Vršac