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Caj Westerberg

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Caj Westerberg
BornCaj Torsten Westerberg
(1946-06-14) 14 June 1946 (age 78)
Porvoo, Uusimaa, Finland
Occupation
  • Poet
  • translator
NationalityFinnish
Notable awardsEino Leino Prize (1995)

Caj Torsten Westerberg (born 14 June 1946 in Porvoo) is a Finnish poet and translator.[1] Among his several awards, he is the recipient of the Eino Leino Prize in 1995,[2] State Prize for Translation in 1984 and State Prize for Literature twice, in 1970 and 1986.[3] In 2012 he was the recipient of the Dancing Bear Poetry Prize, awarded by Finnish Broadcasting Company, for his poetry translations of the Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer.[4]

Works

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  • Onnellisesti valittaen, 1967
  • Runous, 1968
  • En minä ole ainoa kerta, 1969
  • Uponnut Venetsia, 1972
  • Äänesi, 1974
  • Kallista on ja halvalla menee, 1975
  • Reviirilaulu, 1978
  • Elämän puu, 1981
  • Kirkas nimetön yö, 1985
  • Toteutumattomat kaupungit, Runoja 1967–1985, 1987
  • Että näkyisi valona vedessä, 1991
  • Läikehtien rientävät pilvinä kivet, 1992
  • Ataraksia, 2003
  • Yönmusta, sileä, 2011

References

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  1. ^ Westerberg, Caj in Uppslagsverket Finland.
  2. ^ Kustantajat.fi Archived January 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  3. ^ Otava.fi (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Books from Finland, Literary Prizes accessed 13 Nov 2013