Uldis Bērziņš
Uldis Bērziņš | |
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 Bērziņš in August 2017 | |
| Born | 17 May 1944 |
| Died | 24 March 2021 (aged 76) Riga, Latvia |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, translator |
Uldis Bērziņš (17 May 1944 – 24 March 2021)[1] was a Latvian poet and translator.
Biography
He studied Latvian philology at the
and other countries.Bērziņš took part in the international
Bērziņš' poetry has been translated into German, Swedish, Estonian and Lithuanian. In 2009, Bērziņš finished the translation of Quran into Latvian, an enormous work that took him fifteen years. He remembered with fondness the half year he spent working in an Istanbul library. During his work, he was also in correspondence with numerous specialists of the Quran and Islam.
Bērziņš received various awards and honours such as the Order of the Three Stars (1995), the Zinaida Lazda award (1994), the Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature, the Arts and Science (1995) and the Spīdola Award (2000).
In 2009 and again in 2010, he was named one of the World's 500 most influential Muslims in survey conducted by the
Bērziņš translated from
.Works
Poetry
- Izšūpojušies. Bibliotēka ostmalā. [Rocked. Library on the Levee]. Riga: Neputns, (2014)
- Saruna ar pastnieku ["Conversation With a Postman"], Rīga: Neputns (2009)
- Dzeja ["Poems"], Rīga: Atēna (2004)
- Maijs debešos ["May in the Heavens"], Riga: Preses Nams (2002)
- Daugavmala ["The Daugava’s Edge"], Riga: Nordik (1999)
- Nozagtie velosipēdi ["Stolen Bicycles"], Riga: Minerva, (1999)
- Dzeja ["Poems"], Rīga: Artava (1995)
- Kukaiņu soļi ["The Footsteps of Insects"], Riga: Rainis and Aspazija Foundation (1994)
- Laiks ["Time"; with Juris Kronbergs], Riga: Zinātne (1994)
- Nenotikušie atentāti ["Assassinations That Never Happened"], Riga: Liesma (1990)
- Poētisms baltkrievs ["Belarusian Poetics"], Riga: Liesma (1984)
- Piemineklis kazai ["Monument to a Goat"], Riga: Liesma (1980) [5]
Awards and honours
- 1994, Zinaida Lazda Award
- 1995, Order of the Three Stars
- 1995, the Baltic Assembly Award
- 2000, the Spīdola Award
- 2009, Poetry Days prize for translations
- 2009, the Annual Latvian Literary Prize for his collection of poems Conversation with a Postman
- 2016, The Dzintars Sodums' Award for his translation of the ancient Icelandic Songs of Edda [5]
References
- ^ "Poet, translator Uldis Bērziņš passes away". Public Broadcasting of Latvia. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ translated parts: http://www.zagarins.net/korans.htm
- ^ Translations
- ^ "Welcome to the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre". Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ a b "Latvian Literature - Uldis Bērziņš". www.latvianliterature.lv. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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