Juris Kronbergs
Juris Kronbergs (9 August 1946 – 6 July 2020) was a Latvian-Swedish poet and translator who lived in Stockholm. In Latvia, he is best known for his poetry, written in Latvian. His most acknowledged book is Vilks vienacis (Wolf One-Eye, 1996), which has been published in Swedish, English and Estonian.
Juris Kronbergs
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- Name
- Juris Kronbergs
- Born
- 9 August 1946
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Died
- 6 July 2020
- Occupation
- Poet and translator
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Education
- Stockholm University
- Honours
- Order of the Three Stars
- Languages
- Latvian · Swedish
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Juris Kronbergs (9 August 1946 – 6 July 2020) was a Latvian-Swedish poet and translator who lived in Stockholm. In Latvia, he is best known for his poetry, written in Latvian. His most acknowledged book is Vilks vienacis (Wolf One-Eye, 1996), which has been published in Swedish, English and Estonian.
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Biography
Biography
In Sweden, Kronbergs was the most prolific translator of Latvian literature into Swedish. Since the late 1970s, he translated numerous volumes of poetry and fiction by Imants Ziedonis, Vizma Belševica, Knuts Skujenieks, Uldis Bērziņš, Sandra Kalniete, Jānis Elsbergs, Edvīns Raups, Inguna Jansone and other authors, as well as an anthology of Latvian poetry and a selection of Latvian folk-songs. During the 1990s Kronbergs worked as a cultural attaché in the Latvian embassy in Stockholm.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Juris Kronbergs • Born — 9 August 1946 • Birthplace — Stockholm, Sweden • Died — 6 July 2020 • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Occupation — Poet and translator • Genre — Poetry • Notable Works — Vilks vienacis (1996)
Poetry
Poetry
• Pazemes dzeja [dzejlapa]. Stockholm, 1970. • Iesnas un citi dzejoļi. Kopenhāgena: Imanta, 1971. • Biszāles. Stokholma: Daugava, 1976. • De närvarande [Klātesošie; in Swedish]. Stockholm: Norstedt & Söners Förlag, 1984. • Tagadnes. Stokholma: Daugava, 1990. • Laiks [with Uldi Bērziņu]. Rīga: Zinātne, 1994. • Varg Enögd/Vilks Vienacis. Rīga: Minerva, 1996. • Notikumu apvārsnis. Rīga: Jumava, 2002. • Rudens mani raksta. Rīga: Valters un Rapa, 2005. • Peti-šu. Rīga: Neputns, 2005. • Vilks Vienacis [2. edition]. Rīga: Mansards, 2008. • Ik diena. Rīga: Mansards, 2011. • Uz balkona/Bet ja visu laiku... Rīga: Dienas grāmata, 2016.
Selected works
Selected works
• Par īstenību, četrām sāpēm un bezizejas istabu. R.: Artava (1989) • Mana latviskā ikdiena/ dzeja. Rīga (1994) • Trimdas anatomija / Dzejoļu izlase 1970–1991; Dzejoļi ārpus krājumiem. R.: Mansards (2009)
Translations into Latvian
Translations into Latvian
• Frick L. Vai aļņi ēd suņus? [from Swedish, juvenile book]. Stockholm: Atvase (1983) • Mani zviedri [mūsdienu zviedru dzejnieku izlase, sast. un tulk.]. R.: Nordik (2000) • Eriksons U. Stikla cilvēki [from Swedish,]. R.: Jāņa Rozes apgāds (2010) • Transtremers T. Dzeja [from Swedish, with Godiņš G.]. R.: Mansards (2011) • Andersons K. Laimīgs cilvēks [from Swedish, with Godiņš G.]. R.: Mansards (2012) • Bergrēns T. Intifada [from Swedish, with Godiņš G.]. R.: Mansards (2013) • Frostensone K. Plūdu laiks [from Swedish, with Godiņš G.]. R.: Mansards (2013) • Junsons A. Reidž [from Swedish, with Godiņš G.]. R.: Mansards (2013) • Lundkviste M. Mirušo grāmata [from Swedish, with Godiņš G.]. R.: Mansards (2013) • Sonnevi J. Mazas skaņas; viena balss [from Swedish, with Godiņš G.]. R.: Mansards (2013)
Translations into Swedish
Translations into Swedish
Juris Kronbergs translated poetry, prose and other works of many Latvian writers into Swedish. Grāmatās iznākušas daudzu latviešu autoru dzejoļu izlases — pārstāvēti Vizma Belševica, Knuts Skujenieks, Imants Ziedonis, Aleksandrs Čaks, Edvīns Raups, Jānis Elsbergs, Inguna Jansone, Guntars Godiņš, Dzintars Sodums un citi autori.
Other works
Other works
• Dvēsele uz grīdas. LP/ Prusaku Ansamblis (J. K. lasa pāris savu dzejoļu) (1974) • Vilks Vienacis. CD/ K. Graša mūzika (2003) • Varg Enögd. CD/ K. Graša mūzika (2004)
Identity
Identity
Juris Kronbergs is recorded with the occupation cultural attaché. Recorded as translator, poet, cultural attaché and writer. Established in Library of Congress under n87805926.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1946
Juris Kronbergs was born on 9 August 1946.
2020
Dies at Stockholm.
2020
Juris Kronbergs died on 6 July 2020.
Juvenile books
Juvenile books
• Mākoņu grāmata. R.: Liels un mazs (2010) • The Book of Clouds. Trans. Richard O'Brien. The Emma Press (2018)
Books in other languages
Books in other languages
• De närvarande [Klātesošie; in Swedish]. Stockholm: Norstedt & Söners Förlag, 1984. • Wolf One-Eye [Vilks Vienacis; English trans. by Māra Rozīte]. Todmorden: Arc Publications, 2006. • Maa-alune luule [dzejas izlase; Estonian trans.]. Loomingu Raamatukogu, 2007. • Vilkas Vienakis [Vilks Vienacis; Lithuanian trans. by Vladas Braziūnas]. Vilnius: Kronta, 2008. • Loup Borgne [Vilks Vienacis; French trans.]. Buchet Chastel, 2010. • The Book of Clouds [Mākoņu grāmata; English trans.]. The Emma Press, 2018. • [Mākoņu grāmata] [Corean trans.]. Totobook, 2018. • Wilk Jedno Oko [Vilks Vienacis; Polish trans. by Olga Anna Wiewiora]. Lublin: Warsztaty Kultury, 2021.
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