Tomaz Kim
Tomaz Kim , actually Joaquim Fernandes Tomaz Ribeiro-Grillo , (born February 2, 1915 in Lobito , Portuguese West Africa , † January 24, 1967 in Lisbon , Portugal ) was a Portuguese poet and translator.
Live and act
Tomasz Kim first spent his school days in Cape Town and then in Lisbon. He began studying engineering in London , which he broke off prematurely to study German at the Faculdade de Letras in Lisbon . He later worked as a lecturer in English-language literature and as a professor of English literature at the Lisbon Faculty of Philology. Guest professorships let him teach in Oxford , Heidelberg , Bonn and Göttingen .
He lived in London for many years. He was also co-editor of the magazine Cadernos de Poesia, which appeared in 1940 . The author has worked in publications in the following magazines: Atlântico , Aventura , Presença , Graal . He translated TS Eliot into Portuguese.
The main themes of his poetry were existential and metaphysical, social and political questions.
Works
- Em cada dia se morre (I'll die in one day), 1940, poetry.
- Para a nossa iniciacao, 1940, poetry.
- Os quatros cavaleiros de Apocalypse (The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse), 1943, poetry.
- Dia de prommesao, 1945, poetry.
- Flora e Fauna, 1958, poetry.
- Exercicios temporais, 1966, poetry.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kim, Tomaz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ribeiro-Grillo, Joaquim Fernandes Tomaz (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese poet and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lobito , Angola |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1967 |
| Place of death | Lisbon , Portugal |