Juris Kronbergs

Juris Kronbergs (9 August 1946 – 6 July 2020) was a Latvian-Swedish poet and translator who lived in Stockholm.

In Latvia, he is best known for his poetry, written in Latvian. His most acknowledged book is ''Vilks vienacis'' (Wolf One-Eye, 1996), which has been published in Swedish, English and Estonian. In Sweden, Kronbergs was the most prolific translator of Latvian literature into Swedish. Since the late 1970s, he translated numerous volumes of poetry and fiction by Imants Ziedonis, Vizma Belševica, Knuts Skujenieks, Uldis Bērziņš, Sandra Kalniete, Jānis Elsbergs, Edvīns Raups, Inguna Jansone and other authors, as well as an anthology of Latvian poetry and a selection of Latvian folk-songs.

During the 1990s Kronbergs worked as a cultural attaché in the Latvian embassy in Stockholm.

Bibliography

Juris Kronbergs, the son of painter Rūdolfs Kronbergs, was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He wrote poetry in both Swedish and Latvian, translating between the two languages.

In the second half of the seventies, he played drums in the Latvian bands Brothers of the Son (Saules Brāļi), Horsefly ( Dundurs), and wrote poetry with the psychedelic rock group Ensemble of Cockroaches ( Prusaku ansamblis).

In 1998, he was awarded the Order of Three Stars by the Republic of Latvia. In 2007 he received the Annual Award for Literature for his significant contribution to Latvian literature, and in 2016 was nominated for the poetry prize for his collection "Uz balkona/Bet ja visu laiku..."

After his death in 2020, he was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the World Society of Free Latvians PBLA.

Poetry

* ''Pazemes dzeja'' zejlapa Stockholm, 1970.
* ''Iesnas un citi dzejoļi''. Kopenhāgena: Imanta, 1971.
* ''Biszāles''. Stokholma: Daugava, 1976.
* ''De närvarande'' lātesošie; in Swedish Stockholm: Norstedt & Söners Förlag, 1984.
* ''Tagadnes''. Stokholma: Daugava, 1990.
* ''Laiks'' ith Uldi Bērziņu Rīga: Zinātne, 1994.
* ''Varg Enögd/Vilks Vienacis''. Rīga: Minerva, 1996.
* ''Notikumu apvārsnis''. Rīga: Jumava, 2002.
* ''Rudens mani raksta''. Rīga: Valters un Rapa, 2005.
* ''Peti-šu''. Rīga: Neputns, 2005.
* ''Vilks Vienacis'' . edition Rīga: Mansards, 2008.
* ''Ik diena''. Rīga: Mansards, 2011.
* ''Uz balkona/Bet ja visu laiku...'' Rīga: Dienas grāmata, 2016.

Juvenile books

* Mākoņu grāmata. R.: Liels un mazs (2010)
* The Book of Clouds. Trans. Richard O'Brien. The Emma Press (2018)

Selected works

* Par īstenību, četrām sāpēm un bezizejas istabu. R.: Artava (1989)
* Mana latviskā ikdiena/ dzeja. Rīga (1994)
* Trimdas anatomija / Dzejoļu izlase 1970–1991; Dzejoļi ārpus krājumiem. R.: Mansards (2009)

Books in other languages

* ''De närvarande'' lātesošie; in Swedish Stockholm: Norstedt & Söners Förlag, 1984.
* ''Wolf One-Eye'' ilks Vienacis; English trans. by Māra Rozīte Todmorden: Arc Publications, 2006.
* ''Maa-alune luule'' zejas izlase; Estonian trans. Loomingu Raamatukogu, 2007.
* ''Vilkas Vienakis'' ilks Vienacis; Lithuanian trans. by Vladas Braziūnas Vilnius: Kronta, 2008.
* ''Loup Borgne'' ilks Vienacis; French trans. Buchet Chastel, 2010.
* ''The Book of Clouds'' ākoņu grāmata; English trans. The Emma Press, 2018.
* '' ākoņu grāmata' orean trans. Totobook, 2018.
* ''Wilk Jedno Oko'' ilks Vienacis; Polish trans. by Olga Anna Wiewiora Lublin: Warsztaty Kultury, 2021.

Translations into Latvian

* Frick L. Vai aļņi ēd suņus? rom Swedish, juvenile book Stockholm: Atvase (1983)
* Mani zviedri ūsdienu zviedru dzejnieku izlase, sast. un tulk. R.: Nordik (2000)
* Eriksons U. Stikla cilvēki rom Swedish, R.: Jāņa Rozes apgāds (2010)
* Transtremers T. Dzeja rom Swedish, with Godiņš G. R.: Mansards (2011)
* Andersons K. Laimīgs cilvēks rom Swedish, with Godiņš G. R.: Mansards (2012)
* Bergrēns T. Intifada rom Swedish, with Godiņš G. R.: Mansards (2013)
* Frostensone K. Plūdu laiks rom Swedish, with Godiņš G. R.: Mansards (2013)
* Junsons A. Reidž rom Swedish, with Godiņš G. R.: Mansards (2013)
* Lundkviste M. Mirušo grāmata rom Swedish, with Godiņš G. R.: Mansards (2013)
* Sonnevi J. Mazas skaņas; viena balss rom Swedish, with Godiņš G. R.: Mansards (2013)

Translations into Swedish

Juris Kronbergs translated poetry, prose and other works of many Latvian writers into Swedish.

Grāmatās iznākušas daudzu latviešu autoru dzejoļu izlases — pārstāvēti Vizma Belševica, Knuts Skujenieks, Imants Ziedonis, Aleksandrs Čaks, Edvīns Raups, Jānis Elsbergs, Inguna Jansone, Guntars Godiņš, Dzintars Sodums un citi autori.

Other works

* Dvēsele uz grīdas. LP/ Prusaku Ansamblis (J. K. lasa pāris savu dzejoļu) (1974)
* Vilks Vienacis. CD/ K. Graša mūzika (2003)
* Varg Enögd. CD/ K. Graša mūzika (2004)

External links

Three poems

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1946 births
2020 deaths
Writers from Stockholm
Latvian poets
Translators from Latvian
Translators to Swedish