A Farewell to Everything
A Farewell to Everything by Ilma Rakusa is a 1st edition poetry collection published by Shearsman Books on November 15, 2005. This English-only volume presents the first full-length translation of Rakusa’s work, originally published in German in 1997 as “Ein Strich durch alles.” Comprising 104 pages, the collection features 90 “nine-liners” that were composed over a 21-month period in various locations, showcasing a new direction in her poetic expression.
Readers will find that this collection reflects Rakusa’s diverse linguistic background and her experiences across different cultures. The poems are characterized by their elliptical style, inviting exploration of themes that resonate with her studies in Slav and Romance languages. This edition serves as an important introduction to Rakusa’s poetry for English-speaking audiences, highlighting her unique voice and the intricacies of her literary journey.
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Ilma Rakusa was born in 1946 in Slovakia, to a Hungarian and Slovenian parents, and spent her childhood in Budapest, Ljubljana and Trieste. From 1965-1971 she studied Slav Languages & Literature, and Romance Languages & Literature in Zürich, Paris and St Petersburg and in 1971 was awarded a doctorate for her dissertation on the ‘Theme of Loneliness in Russian Literature’, later published in Berne. Ilma Rakusa writes poetry prose and essays in German, and translates from French, Russian, Serbo-Croat and Hungarian into German. This volume is a translation of her 1997 German collection “Ein Strich durch alles”, a collection of 90 “nine-liners”, composed over a 21-month period in various locations. These elliptical poems mark a new departure in her work. This English-only volume is the first full-length English translation of her poetry to appear, and is her first UK publication.
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