Pia Tafdrup is one of Denmark?s leading poets. She has published over 20 books in Danish since her first collection appeared in 1981, and her work has been translated into many languages. She received the 1999 Nordic Council Literature Prize ? Scandinavia?s most prestigious literary award ? for Queen?s Gate, which was published in David McDuff?s English translation by Bloodaxe in 2001. Also in 2001, she was appointed a Knight of the Order of Dannebrog, and in 2006 she received the Nordic Prize from the Swedish Academy. The Taste of Steel and The Smell of Snow are the first two collections in Pia Tafdrup?s new series of books focussing on the human senses. While taste and smell dominate, the poems are equally about the way of the world and the losses that people sustain during the course of their lives ? the disappearance of friends and family members, but also the erosion of control of one?s...
Visa mer
Recensioner
Bli först med att recensera denna bok
