Book Tips - Tomas Tranströmer
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 was awarded to Tomas Tranströmer "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality".
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For the Living and the Dead (För levande och döda)
His poetry is so simple yet becomes more complex after you read the poems over a few times. There is a depth to the poetry that isn't apparent in other modern poetry.
/Andrew Reed, United States
/Andrew Reed, United States
The Half-Finished Heaven (Den halvfärdiga himlen)
He takes me into connections with natural things and transforms them by juxtaposing images. It is a mindquaking experience.
/Gerald Olson, United States
/Gerald Olson, United States
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MLA style: "Book Tips - Visitors Recommend". Nobelprize.org. 18 May 2013 http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/literature/books/comments.php?id=868&nextid=601&name=Transtr%F6mer+Tomas