Juris Kronbergs
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Juris Kronbergs is a Latvia
n-Swedish
poet
and translator, living in Stockholm
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In Latvia, he is best known for his poetry, written in Latvian. His most acknowledged book is Vilks vienacis (Wolf One-Eye, 1996), which has been published in Swedish, English and Estonian translations. In Sweden, Kronbergs is the most prolific translator of Latvian literature into Swedish. Since the late 1970s, he has translated numerous volumes of poetry and fiction by Imants Ziedonis
, Vizma Belševica
, Knuts Skujenieks
, Uldis Bērziņš
, Sandra Kalniete
, Jānis Elsbergs, Edvīns Raups, Inguna Jansone and other authors, as well as an anthology of Latvian poetry and a selection of Latvian folk-songs.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n-Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and translator, living in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
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In Latvia, he is best known for his poetry, written in Latvian. His most acknowledged book is Vilks vienacis (Wolf One-Eye, 1996), which has been published in Swedish, English and Estonian translations. In Sweden, Kronbergs is the most prolific translator of Latvian literature into Swedish. Since the late 1970s, he has translated numerous volumes of poetry and fiction by Imants Ziedonis
Imants Ziedonis
Imants Ziedonis is a Latvian poet who first rose to fame during the Soviet occupation period of Latvia.-Early life:Ziedonis was born in the Sloka fisherman's district of Jūrmala, Latvia. He was educated at the University of Latvia in Riga where he earned a degree in philology in 1959. He earned an...
, Vizma Belševica
Vizma Belševica
Vizma Belševica was a Latvian poetess, writer and translator. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.- Biography :...
, Knuts Skujenieks
Knuts Skujenieks
Knuts Skujenieks is a Latvian poet, journalist, and translator from fifteen European languages.He spent his childhood near Bauska, Zemgale...
, Uldis Bērziņš
Uldis Berzinš
Uldis Bērziņš is a Latvian poet and translator.He studied Latvian philology at the University of Latvia and published his first collection of poetry in 1980...
, Sandra Kalniete
Sandra Kalniete
Sandra Kalniete is a Latvian politician, author, diplomat and independence movement leader. She served as Foreign Minister of Latvia 2002–2004 and as European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries in 2004...
, Jānis Elsbergs, Edvīns Raups, Inguna Jansone and other authors, as well as an anthology of Latvian poetry and a selection of Latvian folk-songs.