alphabet
of Inger Christensen, Susanna Nied (Translator)
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Awarded the American-Scandinavian PEN Translation Prize by Michael Hamburger, Susanna Nied's translation of alphabet introduces Inger Christensen's poetry to US readers for the first time. Born in 1935, Inger Christensen is Denmark's best known poet. Her award-winning alphabet is based structurally on Fibonacci's sequence (a mathematical sequence in which each number is the sum of the two previous numbers), in combination with the alphabet. The gorgeous poetry herein reflects a complex philosophical background, yet has a visionary quality, discovering the metaphysical in the simple stuff of everyday life. In alphabet, Christensen creates a framework of psalm-like forms that unfold like expanding universes, while crystallizing both the beauty and the potential for destruction that permeate our times.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 79 pages
- Publisher New Directions
- Publication Date May 17th 2001
- First Publication 11/06/81
- Language English
- ISBN 9780811214773
- Edition Not informed
- Category Poetry & Essays
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