Carlos Nejar

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Carlos Nejar

Carlos Nejar , actually Luís Carlos Verzoni Nejar , (born January 11, 1939 in Porto Alegre , Rio Grande do Sul ) is a Brazilian poet and translator.

Life

Nejar graduated from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul with a degree in law in 1962 , taught in school from 1966, was a public prosecutor in Rio Grande do Sul and worked for a long time as a public prosecutor in Porto Alegre.

Nejar has been a member of the " Academia Brasileira de Letras " since 1988 and was made an honorary member in 2017. He was also a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature .

reception

He has received numerous awards for his translations, including those for Jorge Luis Borges and Pablo Neruda . Nejar is one of the most important authors of his generation. He wrote poetry, prose, essays, children's books, and reviews. His first book Sélesis was published in 1960. The volume of poetry "Von der Grausamkeit der Dinge" was published in 2002 as a Portuguese / German edition by Verlag Jung und Jung, Salzburg, as translated by Kurt Scharf.

Works (selection)

Books for children and young readers
  • Era um vento muito branco . Editoria Globo, Rio de Janeiro 1987.
  • A formiga metafísica . Editoria Globo, Rio de Janeiro 1988.
  • O menino-rio . Editoria Mercado, Porto Alegre 1985.
  • Zão . Editoria Melhoramentos, São Paulo 1988.
Poetry
  • Canções . Garamond, Rio de Janeiro 2007, ISBN 978-85-7617-126-3 .
  • A idade da eternidade. Poesia reunida . Casa da Moeda, Lisbon 2001, ISBN 972-271056-7 .
  • Poesia . Novo Século, São Paulo 2009.
  1. Amizade do mundo . ISBN 978-85-7679-232-1 .
  2. Jovem eternidade . ISBN 978-85-7679-233-8 .
  • From the cruelty of things. Poems ("A ferocidade de coisas"). Jung & Jung, Salzburg 2002, ISBN 3-902144-46-7 .
Translations
  • Jorge Luis Borges: Ficções . 1970.
  • Jorge Luis Borges: Elogio da sombra . 1971.
  • Pablo Neruda: Cewm sonetos de amor . 1979.
  • Pablo Neruda: Memorial de Ilha Negra . 1980.

literature

  • Pandeísmo em Carlos Nejar . In: Última Hora . Rio de Janeiro, May 17, 1978.
  • Temístocles Linhares, Ernani Reichmann: A poética de Carlos Nejar . Universidad Federal do Paraná, Curitiba 1973.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Carlos Nejar. In: releituras.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  2. ↑ José Romildo: Indicado ao Nobel de Literatura, Carlos Nejar recebe homenagem em Brasília. In: Agência Brasil - Últimas notícias do Brasil e do mundo. September 1, 2017, Retrieved December 3, 2017 (Brazilian Portuguese).
personal data
SURNAME Nejar, Carlos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nejar, Luís Carlos Verzoni (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian poet and translator
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Porto Alegre , Rio Grande do Sul