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1981: Tomaz Salamun is perhaps the most popular and prolific poet in Central Europe today.
A Ballad for Metka Krašovec
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Tomaz Salamun is perhaps the most popular and prolific poet in Central Europe today. Thanks to the translation of his work he has also been widely acclaimed abroad. To date he has had four collections of selected poetry published in English. A BALLAD FOR METKA KRASOVEC, originally published in the 1980s by Harcourt, at the mid-point of Salamun’s career, is considered by the author to be one of his finest works. The volume is characterized by often striking imagery and sexual turmoil. It is the first complete single volume of his to appear in English translation
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Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenian poet Tomaž Šalamun was one of Europe’s most prominent poets of his generation and was a leader of the Eastern European avant-garde. He was born in Zagreb, Croatia and raised in Koper, Slovenia.
Šalamun is the author of more than 50 collections of poetry in Slovenian and English. He published his first collection, Poker (1966), at the age of 25.
Šalamun was a member of the Slovenian Academy of Science and Art and lived in Ljubljana, Slovenia, until his death in late 2014
BookTrail Boarding Pass: A Ballad for Metka Krašovec
Destination/Location: Slovenia Author: Tomaž Salamun Departure:1981
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