Helsinki. Selected poems ... translated by Anselm Hollo
by Saarikoski, Pentti
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London: Rapp & Carroll, 1967. First edition thus and first edition in English, 8vo, pp. 47, [1]; fine copy in original blue cloth, dust jacket a little ribbed at the extremities. Saarikoski (1937-1983) was a prominent Finnish poet and translator. The Finnish Wikipedia notes: "As a person, even before the term became familiar, Saarikoski was a 'celebrity' whose activities were followed and who liked to tell the newspapers about his affairs. Both his person and his production were affected by heavy alcohol consumption. This led to a delirium attack and hospitalization as early as 1968 ... Still, he did not change his drinking habits and continued on his chosen path until his death. In addition, his last wife says that Saarikoski smoked about three packs of North State on his best days, and was almost constantly in a state of at least a couple of glasses (in the 1960s, Saarikoski himself says in his diary that he ruined his lungs and condition with two daily packets and at least one or two bottles of liquor a day)."
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- Rulon-Miller Books (US)
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- Title
- Helsinki. Selected poems ... translated by Anselm Hollo
- Author
- Saarikoski, Pentti
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rapp & Carroll
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Finnish Literature , , ,
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