Background
Kaplinski, Jaan was born on January 22, 1941 in Tartu, Estonia.
(In these poems, Nobel nominee Kaplinski reflects on the r...)
In these poems, Nobel nominee Kaplinski reflects on the role of the individual in the world, a question explored through intimate domestic scenes. The book's centerpiece is an autobiographical prose-poem, an extended exploration of identity and the idea of 'home.'""--Translation Review.
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( The first English translation of a major European liter...)
The first English translation of a major European literary figure and Nobel Prize nominee's most significant work of prose to date, this tense, cerebral, fascinating novel is the perfect introduction to Kaplinski A semi-autobiographical Bildungsroman, set in the early 1960s, this novel narrates the efforts of Kaplinski's youthful alter ego to lose his innocence and attain sexual and mystical knowledge. The 20-year-old protagonist finds an unofficial teacher in a retired theologian and poet, who is out of favor with the communist authorities. After a summer spent in intellectual and erotic soul-searching, the sexual and political intrigues finally overlap, leading to a quasi-solution. As KGB and university apparatchiks take a close interest in the relation of the two poets, the student outgrows his mentor, who despite accusing the human race of puerility, turns out to be a big and jealous child himself. This novel is seen by many as one of the crowning achievements of a long (and still-flourishing) career in Estonia, but this is the first time this unique work will be widely available in English.
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(Jaan Kaplinski is a major East European poet whose work i...)
Jaan Kaplinski is a major East European poet whose work is now published in Britain for the first time. His work is both personal and political, spiritual and sensuous. It looks to the East as well as to the West.
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The poems in this collection by the author of "The Same Sea in Us All" were written in the 1980s. Many of the poems are rooted in the poet's appreciation of the natural and domestic world, so that bees, washing, coal and plumtrees give a welcome concreteness to his philosophical meditations.
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philosopher university professor writer member of the Estonian Riigikogu poet
Kaplinski, Jaan was born on January 22, 1941 in Tartu, Estonia.
Kaplinski studied Romance language and linguistics at Tartu University, graduating as a French philologist in 1964, and has worked as a translator, editor, and sociologist, and ecologist at the Tallinn Botanic Garden.
Kaplinski is known for his independent mind, focus on global issues and support for left-wing/liberal thinking. He has been named as a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature. In the 2005, the local government elections he ran in Tartu and was ESDP's first candidate in their list.
Jaan Kaplinski was elected as the second Social Democrat candidate (Estonia uses an open list system in local elections), collecting 1,045 votes. Jaan Kaplinski was one of those intellectuals who supported Toomas Hendrik Ilves' candidature. Main-belt asteroid 29528 Kaplinski is named after Jaan Kaplinski.
( The first English translation of a major European liter...)
(In these poems, Nobel nominee Kaplinski reflects on the r...)
(Jaan Kaplinski is a major East European poet whose work i...)
(The poems in this collection by the author of "The Same S...)
He was originally a candidate on the Centre Party list, but soon became an independent representative.
Deputy Riigikogu Parliament, Republic of Estonia, 1982—1985. Member Social Democratic Party, 2004. Member of Estonian Society Naturalists, Estonian Union of Writers, European Academy Poetry (correspondent).
Married Tiia Toomet Kaplinski, June 12, 1969. Children: Ott-Siim, Lauris, Lemmit, Elo-Mall.