Alphabet (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780811214773)

Awarded the American-Scandinavian PEN Translation Prize by Michael Hamburger, Susanna Nied's translation of alphabet introduces Inger Christensen's poetry to US 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 crystallizing both the beauty and the potential for destruction that permeate our times.

Author: Inger Christensen
ISBN-10: 081121477X
ISBN-13: 9780811214773
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 05/17/2001
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.26w x 0.22d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/12/2001 pg. 86
Publishers Weekly 03/11/2001