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Alphabet(Paperback)
by
Christensen, Inger
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Nied, Susanna
( Translator )
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Description
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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 U.S. 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 crystalizing both the beauty and the potential for destruction that permeate our times.
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Product Details
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Publisher : New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published : 05/01/2001
Format : Paperback , pages 64
ISBN-10 : 081121477X
ISBN-13 : 9780811214773
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