Clara Janés
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Clara Janés Nadal, born in Barcelona
(6 November 1940), is a Spanish poet, writer and translator. She is regarded as one of the great love poets of contemporary Spanish literature, a designation given her by one of twentieth century Spain's most respected women writers, Rosa Chacel. Janés's works often employ mystical language and interior explorations in an effort to find union with the "other."
She studied Philology
in Barcelona and in Pamplona
, where she completed her bachelor's degree, and she received the Maître des lettres from the University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne
in comparative literature
.
Janés employs multiple genres (poetry, narrative, essay, anthology, translation, photography and music), and her work includes diverse cultural and linguistic facets. She has translated Turkish, Czech, English, Chinese, Persian, Arabic and French authors, and she has explored ancient religious traditions from many cultures. Her work includes translations of the Czech poets Vladimír Holan
and Jaroslav Seifert
. She has also translated works by Marguerite Duras
, Nathalie Sarraute
, Katherine Mansfield
, William Golding
, Ahmad Shamlou, Forough Farrokhzad
and Mohsen Emadi
. When she translates works from Turkish, Persian, Chinese and Arabic, she is generally assisted by speakers of these languages, which lends her poetic and translation activity a collaborative aspect that corresponds with her interest in connecting with "others". In 1992, she won the Turkish Tutav Foundation Prize for her work with translation. In 1997 she received the Premio Nacional a la obra de un traductor for her translations of Eastern and Central European writers. In 2000, she received the First Category Medal from the Czech Republic
. She has participated in several literature gatherings and her works have been translated to more 20 languages. In 1998 she won Premio Internacional de Poesía Ciudad de Melilla
for Arcángel de sombra.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
(6 November 1940), is a Spanish poet, writer and translator. She is regarded as one of the great love poets of contemporary Spanish literature, a designation given her by one of twentieth century Spain's most respected women writers, Rosa Chacel. Janés's works often employ mystical language and interior explorations in an effort to find union with the "other."
She studied Philology
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
in Barcelona and in Pamplona
Pamplona
Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
, where she completed her bachelor's degree, and she received the Maître des lettres from the University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne
University of Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne
Paris-Sorbonne University is a public research university in Paris, France. The 1968 cultural revolution, commonly known as the French May, resulted in the division of the world's second oldest academic institution, the University of Paris, into thirteen autonomous universities...
in comparative literature
Comparative literature
Comparative literature is an academic field dealing with the literature of two or more different linguistic, cultural or national groups...
.
Janés employs multiple genres (poetry, narrative, essay, anthology, translation, photography and music), and her work includes diverse cultural and linguistic facets. She has translated Turkish, Czech, English, Chinese, Persian, Arabic and French authors, and she has explored ancient religious traditions from many cultures. Her work includes translations of the Czech poets Vladimír Holan
Vladimír Holan
Vladimír Holan was a Czech poet famous for employing obscure language, dark topics and pessimist views in his poems. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in the late 1960s. He was a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia....
and Jaroslav Seifert
Jaroslav Seifert
Jaroslav Seifert was a Nobel Prize winning Czech writer, poet and journalist.Born in Žižkov, a suburb of Prague in what was then part of Austria-Hungary, his first collection of poems was published in 1921...
. She has also translated works by Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Donnadieu, better known as Marguerite Duras was a French writer and film director.-Background:...
, Nathalie Sarraute
Nathalie Sarraute
Nathalie Sarraute was a French lawyer and writer of Russian Jewish origin.-Life:Sarraute was born Natalia/Natacha Tcherniak in Ivanovo , 300 km north-east of Moscow in 1900 , and, following...
, Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield
Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp Murry was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction who was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. Mansfield left for Great Britain in 1908 where she encountered Modernist writers such as D.H. Lawrence and...
, William Golding
William Golding
Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate, best known for his novel Lord of the Flies...
, Ahmad Shamlou, Forough Farrokhzad
Forough Farrokhzad
Forugh Farrokhzād was an Iranian poet and film director. Forugh Farrokhzad is arguably one of Iran's most influential female poets of the twentieth century...
and Mohsen Emadi
Mohsen Emadi
-Life and career:Born in Sari, in northern Iran, Emadi began writing poems during childhood. Appearing in numerous magazines, Clara Janes published his first collection of poetry, La flor de los renglones , in Spain. He continues the work of contemporary Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou to preserve...
. When she translates works from Turkish, Persian, Chinese and Arabic, she is generally assisted by speakers of these languages, which lends her poetic and translation activity a collaborative aspect that corresponds with her interest in connecting with "others". In 1992, she won the Turkish Tutav Foundation Prize for her work with translation. In 1997 she received the Premio Nacional a la obra de un traductor for her translations of Eastern and Central European writers. In 2000, she received the First Category Medal from the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. She has participated in several literature gatherings and her works have been translated to more 20 languages. In 1998 she won Premio Internacional de Poesía Ciudad de Melilla
Premio Internacional de Poesía Ciudad de Melilla
The Premio Internacional de Poesía Ciudad de Melilla is one of Spain's top literary awards, given every year to an unpublished poetry collection by a Spanish-speaking author. The Prize was created in 1979 in honor of Miguel Fernandez, Melilla's most distinguished poet, and is organized by the...
for Arcángel de sombra.
Works
- Isla del suicidio. Poetry.
- Las estrellas vencidas, 1964. Poetry.
- La noche de Abel Micheli,1965. Novel.
- Desintegración, 1969. Novel.
- La vida callada de Federico Monpou, 1972. Biography.
- Tentativa de encuentro y tentativa de olvido, 1972.
- Límite humano, 1973. Poetry.
- Aprender a envejecer, 1973. Essay.
- Poemas Rumanos, 1973. Poetry.
- En busca de Cordelia y Poemas rumanos, 1975. Poetry.
- Cartas a Adriana, 1976. Novel.
- Antología personal (1959-1979). , 1979. Poetry.
- Libro de alienaciones, 1980. Poetry.
- Sendas de Rumanía, 1981. Novel.
- Eros, 1981. Poetry.
- Pureza canelo, 1981. Biography.
- Tentativa de olvido, 1982. Tales.
- Roig, Montserrat. Before the civil war, 1982. Tales.
- Pessarrodona, Marta. La búsqueda de Elizabeth, 1982. Tales.
- Vivir, 1983. Poetry.
- Fósiles, 1985. Poetry.
- Kampa : poesía, música y voz, 1986. Poetry.
- Las primeras poetisas en lengua castellana, 1986. Poetry.
- Federico Mompou : vida, textos y documentos, 1987. Essay.
- Lapidario, 1988. Poetry.
- Creciente fértil, 1989. Poetry.
- Los caballos del sueño, 1989. Novel.
- Jardín y laberinto, 1990. Biography.
- Esbozos, 1990. Poetry.
- El hombre de Adén, 1991. Novel.
- Emblemas, 1991. Poetry.
- Espejismos, 1991. Novel.
- Las palabras de la tribu: escritura y habla, 1993. Essay.
- Rosas de fuego, 1996. Poetry.
- Cirlot, el no mundo y la poesía imaginal, 1996. Essay.
- Diván del ópalo de fuego, 1996. Poetry.
- Espejos de agua, 1997. Tales.
- El persa. Cuento. Tales.
- Arcángel de sombra, 2000. Poetry
External links
- Persian Translation of Clara Janes
- Panther's Night, Clara Janes, Translated by Mohsen EmadiMohsen Emadi-Life and career:Born in Sari, in northern Iran, Emadi began writing poems during childhood. Appearing in numerous magazines, Clara Janes published his first collection of poetry, La flor de los renglones , in Spain. He continues the work of contemporary Iranian poet Ahmad Shamlou to preserve...
- Clara Janes page at Amediavoz