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Jurij Pavlovics Guszev

ユーリ・パヴロヴィチ・グセフ

Yurij Pavlovics Gusev

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1939-01-28 （Perm Oblast, Soviet Union）
Nationality
Russian
Languages
Russian, Hungarian

Career

Occupations
poet, translator, literary historian, teacher
Active Years
1960-

Awards

Balassi Translation Grand Prize
2020
Work: Complete poetic works of Balassi Bálint (Russian translation)
Organization: Balassi-related organization
Result: 受賞
Balassi Bálint Commemorative Sword
2008
Work: Editing and translation of Balassi's poetic oeuvre
Organization: Balassi-related organization
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Complete poetic works of Balassi Bálint (Russian translation)

2007 translation / poetry

A Russian translation and collected edition of the complete poems of the Hungarian Renaissance poet Balassi Bálint. One of the first publications to present Balassi's complete poetic output in Russian.

translationpoetryHungarian literature

Translations of works by Imre Kertész (including 'Fatelessness')

translation / prose

Translated major works of Nobel laureate Imre Kertész into Russian, including 'Fatelessness (Sorstalanság)'.

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Selections of contemporary Hungarian prose translated (e.g., Németh László, Szabó Magda, Konrád György)

translation / prose

Translated short stories and novels by several Hungarian authors into Russian, introducing Hungarian literature to Russian readers.

cultural exchangetranslation

Bibliography

  • Complete poetic works of Balassi Bálint (Russian translation)
  • Selected works of Imre Kertész (translations)
  • Collected translations of Németh László, Szabó Magda, Konrád György, etc.

Translations of Works

  • 'Fatelessness' (Imre Kertész) — Russian translation
  • 'The Outdated Story' (Szabó Magda) — Russian translation
  • 'Turkish Letters' (Mikes Kelemen) — Russian translation

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Combines fidelity to the original with poetic re-creationPays attention to classical verse forms and rhythm in translated poetry
Recurring Motifs
Hungarian history and memoryintercultural dialoguesonic qualities of poetic language

Legacy

A translator who compiled Balassi Bálint's complete poetic works in Russian and served as a bridge between Hungarian literature and Russian-speaking readers. Introduced several prominent Hungarian authors to the Russian language audience, contributing to the dissemination of Hungarian culture.

Trivia

  • In his youth he taught literature in a Hungarian village in Transcarpathia, where he became acquainted with the Hungarian language and culture.
  • For his edition and translation of Balassi Bálint's works he received the Balassi Bálint Commemorative Sword (2008) and the Balassi Translation Grand Prize (2020).
  • Has translated works by Németh László, Szabó Magda, Konrád György, Imre Kertész, and others into Russian.