Sophie Podolski
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Sophie Podolski was a Belgian
poet and graphic artist. She published only one book during her short lifetime, Le pays où tout est permis (The Country Where Everything Is Permitted), in which the poems were reproduced in her own artistic handwriting. Podolski, studied graphic design at the Académie de Boitsfort and was associated with the artistic community at Montfaucon Research Center. Podolski suffered from schizophrenia and spent time in psychiatric clinics in Paris
and Brussels
. She attempted suicide in Brussels on 19 December 1974 and died 10 days later as a result.
Podolski left a number of unpublished poems and graphic artworks. Her work entitled Snow Queen was posthumously published as a special edition of Revue Luna-Park in 1980. Her poetry was much admired by the novelist and poet Roberto Bolaño
, who referenced Podolski in his novel The Savage Detectives
and in his short story "Dance Card.”
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
poet and graphic artist. She published only one book during her short lifetime, Le pays où tout est permis (The Country Where Everything Is Permitted), in which the poems were reproduced in her own artistic handwriting. Podolski, studied graphic design at the Académie de Boitsfort and was associated with the artistic community at Montfaucon Research Center. Podolski suffered from schizophrenia and spent time in psychiatric clinics in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. She attempted suicide in Brussels on 19 December 1974 and died 10 days later as a result.
Podolski left a number of unpublished poems and graphic artworks. Her work entitled Snow Queen was posthumously published as a special edition of Revue Luna-Park in 1980. Her poetry was much admired by the novelist and poet Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño Ávalos was a Chilean novelist and poet. In 1999 he won the Rómulo Gallegos Prize for his novel Los detectives salvajes , and in 2008 he was posthumously awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction for his novel 2666, which was described by board member Marcela Valdes...
, who referenced Podolski in his novel The Savage Detectives
The Savage Detectives
The Savage Detectives is an award-winning novel published by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaño in 1998. Natasha Wimmer's English translation was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2007...
and in his short story "Dance Card.”