Same Sea in Us All

Kaplinski, Jaan

The Harvill Press

The first English translation of a major European literary figure and Nobel Prize nominee's most significant work of prose to date, this tense, cerebral, fascinating novel is the perfect introduction to Kaplinski A semi-autobiographical Bildungsroman, set in the early 1960s, this novel narrates the efforts of Kaplinski's youthful alter ego to lose his innocence and attain sexual and mystical knowledge. The 20-year-old protagonist finds an unofficial teacher in a retired theologian and poet, who is out of favor with the communist authorities. After a summer spent in intellectual and erotic soul-searching, the sexual and political intrigues finally overlap, leading to a quasi-solution. As KGB and university apparatchiks take a close interest in the relation of the two poets, the student outgrows his mentor, who despite accusing the human race of puerility, turns out to be a big and jealous child himself. This novel is seen by many as one of the crowning achievements of a long (and still-flourishing) career in Estonia, but this is the first time this unique work will be widely available in English.

The Same River

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Peter Owen Publishers

I am the spring in Tartu: And other poems written in English

Laurel Press

Poems explore a variety of themes including love, peace, history, death, and the natural world

The Same Sea in Us All (English and Estonian Edition)

Far Corner Books

Poetry

Confluence Pr

The Wandering Border

Poems deal with politics, nature, observation, children, sadness, the senses, knowledge, the seasons, and dreams

Copper Canyon Press

In these poems, Nobel nominee Kaplinski reflects on the role of the individual in the world, a question explored through intimate domestic scenes. The book's centerpiece is an autobiographical prose-poem, an extended exploration of identity and the idea of 'home.'""--Translation Review.

Evening Brings Everything Back

Bloodaxe Books Ltd.

Estonia's Jaan Kaplinski is one of Europe's major poets, and one of his country's best-known writers and cultural figures. He was a member of the first post-Revolution Estonian parliament in 1992-95 and his essays on cultural transition and the challenges of globalization are published across the Baltic region. This selection includes work previously unpublished in English as well as poems drawn from all four of his previous English collections: The Same Sea in Us All, The Wandering Border, Through the Forest, and Evening Brings Everything Back.

Selected Poems

History & Criticism

Bloodaxe Books

See ja teine (Estonian Edition)

Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus

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