| The Half-Finished Heaven: Selected Poems Contributor(s): Transtromer, Tomas (Author), Bly, Robert (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1555977839 ISBN-13: 9781555977832 Publisher: Graywolf Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Literary Criticism | European - Scandinavian |
| Dewey: 839.71 |
| LCCN: 2016952343 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.50 lbs) 154 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Scandinavian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the Winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature An expanded edition by the Nobel laureate Tomas Transtr mer, translated by the award-winning poet Robert Bly Tomas Transtr mer's celebrated career earned him a place among the twentieth century's essential global voices. Translated into more than fifty languages, his poetry draws readers to its power and resonance, its shaping of landscapes both outer and interior, stark and yet alive to the luminous. In 2011, Transtr mer was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality." The National Book Award-winning poet and renowned translator Robert Bly first introduced American readers to Transtr mer's poetry in his seminal English translations, all of which are collected here for the first time in this expanded edition. With an updated introduction and fourteen additional poems, The Half-Finished Heaven presents the best of Transtr mer's poetry in one indispensable volume. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bly, Robert: - Robert Bly is an American poet, author, activist and leader of the mythopoetic men's movement. His book Iron John: A Book About Men was a key text of the movement, and spent 62 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. He won the 1968 National Book Award for poetry for his book The Light Around the Body. He lives in Minneapolis, MN.Transtromer, Tomas: - Tomas Tranströmer (1933-2015) received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2011. His books of poetry, which have been translated into sixty languages, include The Deleted World and The Half-Finished Heaven, and he received numerous international honors during his lifetime. Tranströmer, a trained Swedish psychologist, worked for years in state institutions with juveniles and the disabled, and his work was often praised for the inventive ways in which it examined the mind. When he was awarded the Nobel Prize, the Swedish Academy stated that "through his condensed, translucent images, he gave us fresh access to reality." |