Bengal the Beautiful - Das, Jibanananda
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This is the first English translation of a collection of 62 sonnets discovered in an exercise-book twenty years after Das' untimely death in a tramcar accident. These sonnets are imbued with a deeply tragic sensibility, "the touch of tears in mortal things," and with a scent of unrequited love. Written, according to the poet's brother, "under the influence of a certain emotion," these sonnets achieved instant popularity when first published, becoming a totemic symbol of freedom in Bangladesh's 1971 War of Independence. Das captured the country's heart and soul in these exquisite evocations of…mehr

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This is the first English translation of a collection of 62 sonnets discovered in an exercise-book twenty years after Das' untimely death in a tramcar accident. These sonnets are imbued with a deeply tragic sensibility, "the touch of tears in mortal things," and with a scent of unrequited love. Written, according to the poet's brother, "under the influence of a certain emotion," these sonnets achieved instant popularity when first published, becoming a totemic symbol of freedom in Bangladesh's 1971 War of Independence. Das captured the country's heart and soul in these exquisite evocations of village life and natural beauty. Jibanananda Das (1899-1954), "the loneliest poet," was one of the Indian subcontinent's greatest writers, the modernist heir to Tagore. Joe Winter has previously translated a selection of Das' verse, published by Anvil Press in 2003 as "Naked Lonely Hand,"
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Autorenporträt
Jibanananda Das (1899-1954), was born and raised in rural Barisal, he studied, and later taught, English in Calcutta, but was unemployed for long periods. His unhappy marriage produced two children. He is now magically popular in his native land, second in rank only to Tagore himself. He died, aged 55, hit by a tram whilst crossing the road in Calcutta. Joe Winter, born in London in 1943, taught English until retiring in 1994 and moving to Calcutta. He has published a book of his own poems, 'Guest and Host', in 2003, as well as his translations of the Bengali poet Jibanananda Das (also published by Anvil).