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Amanda Aizpuriete (born 28 March 1956 in Jūrmala) is a Latvian poet and translator.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2013)

Biography

Aizpuriete has published seven collections of poems in Latvian. Her works have been translated into at least 14 languages.^{[citation needed]}

Eric Funk composed a symphony for contralto and orchestra, This Eventide Seems Spoiled, using her poetry.

Notable awards include the Horst Bienek Poetry Prize from the Bavaria Academy of Art (1999), Poetry Days' Prize in Latvia (2000) and the Annual Prize in Literature for the best poetry translation (2003).[1]

She has translated works by Anna Akhmatova, Virginia Woolf, Franz Kafka, Georg Trakl, Joseph Brodsky and other writers.

Bibliography

Books in Latvian

• "Nāks dārzā māte". Rīga: Liesma, 1980
• "Kāpu iela". Rīga: Liesma, 1986
• "Nākamais autobuss" [arī atdzeja]. Rīga: Liesma, 1990
• "Pēdējā vasara". Rīga: Preses nams, 1995
• "Bābeles nomalē". Rīga: Enigma, 1999
• "Sārtu baložu bars" [pastkaršu komplekts ar dzejoļiem]. Rīga, 1999
• "Vēstuļu vējš". Rīga: Atēna, 2004
• "ledusskapja šūpuļdziesma" [dzeja un proza]. Rīga: Mansards, 2011

Books in translation

• Die Untiefen des Verrats. Reinbek: Rowohlt, 1993.
• Lass mir das Meer. Reinbek: Rowohlt, 1996.
• Babylonischer Kiez. Reinbek: Rowohlt, 2000.
• Så som skymningen älskar dig. Lund Ariel Ellerström, 2002.
• Сумерки тебя любят. Riga: ALIS, 2005.
• Vihreäsilmäinen yö. Turku: Sammakko, 2006.
• Plaukiotoja naktimis. Šiauliai University, 2009.

References

На других языках

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[de] Amanda Aizpuriete

Amanda Aizpuriete (* 28. März 1956 in Jūrmala, Lettische SSR, heute Republik Lettland) ist eine lettische Schriftstellerin.

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- [en] Amanda Aizpuriete

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[ru] Айзпуриете, Аманда

Аманда Айзпуриете (латыш. Amanda Aizpuriete; род. 28 марта 1956 (1956-03-28), Юрмала) — латышская поэтесса и переводчица .

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