The same river / Jaan Kaplinski ; translated from the Estonian by Susan Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaplinski, Jaan, 1941-

Contributor:

Wilson, Susan.

Standardized Title:

Seesama jõgi. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bildungsromans.

Poets--Fiction.

Poets.

Teacher-student relationships--Fiction.

Teacher-student relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Chicago : Peter Owen, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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Notes

Copyright

Back Cover.

Notes:

Translation of: Seesama jogi.

ISBN:

0-7206-1413-9

0-7206-1411-2

OCLC:

815477032