Sujata Bhatt
Sujata Bhatt (born May 6, 1956 in Ahmedabad ) is a poet and translator with Indian roots.
Life
Bhatt grew up in Pune , where she attended an English language school. She was often in the United States with her family as a child, and they eventually moved there in 1968. She later studied at the University of Iowa , where she attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop . It was there that she met her future husband, the German author Michael Augustin . She was writer in residence at the University of Victoria and Dickinson College , among others .
Bhatt has a daughter and lives with her family in Bremen .
Work and awards
Bhatt writes and publishes her works in English . In her poetry she often deals with the search for home and her experiences in India, North America and Europe. In the volume of poetry A Color for Solitude , Bhatt deals with the life of the painter Paula Modersohn-Becker and others in the Worpswede artists' colony . Her work has received numerous awards, such as the 1991 Cholmondeley Award . Bhatt's poems have been published in numerous compilations and translated into over 20 languages.
Bhatt translated poems into English in her native Gujarati , as well as works in German , for example by Günter Grass .
Works (selection)
German translations
- Nothing is Black, Really Nothing . Wehrhahn-Verlag, Hannover 1998, ISBN 978-3-932324-54-3 (English, German).
- The stinking rose . Hanser Verlag , Munich 2020, ISBN 978-3-446-26556-1 .
Original English editions
- Brunizem . Carcanet, Machester 1988, ISBN 0-85635-735-9 .
- Monkey Shadows . Carcanet, Manchester 1991, ISBN 0-85635-935-1 .
- Augatora . Carcanet, Manchester 2000, ISBN 1-85754-381-5 .
- A Color for Solitude . Carcanet, Manchester 2002, ISBN 1-85754-594-X .
- Pure Lizard . Carcanet, Manchester 2008, ISBN 978-1-85754-833-4 .
- Poppies in Translation . Carcanet, Manchester 2015, ISBN 978-1-84777-020-2 .
Web links
- Profile Sujata Bhatt on the side of the British Council (English)
- Interview with Sujata Bhatt on the website of Carcanet-Verlag (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ An Interview with Sujata Bhatt. In: The Poetry Archive. Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Florian Strob: "Gropius House: Fictional" Sujata Bhatt. In: Youtube . Bauhaus Dessau Foundation , April 3, 2020, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
- ^ Sujata Bhatt. In: The Poetry Archive. Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Sujata Bhatt. In: Literaturhaus Bremen. Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
- ↑ Bhatt, Sujata 1956-. In: Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved July 14, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bhatt, Sujata |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian poet and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ahmedabad |