Boris Anatolevich Nartsissov (Russian: Борис Анатольевич Нарциссов; 14 February 1906 – 27 November 1982)[citation needed] was a Russian émigré poet.
Boris A. Nartssisov | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1905 Naskaftym, Kuznetskii Uyezd, Saratov Governorate |
| Died | November 27, 1982 (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, translator |
Biography
editNartsissov was born in the small village of Naskaftym (Russian:Наскафтым) to a family of medical doctors. His family fled the advancing Red Army to Estonia in 1919, where he studied at the University of Tartu and received a degree in chemistry.[1] During World War II, he was moved to a displaced persons camp near Munich.[citation needed] After the end of the war, he lived in Tübingen until 1949,[citation needed] when he moved to Australia while working for the U.S. government as a chemist. From 1953 to 1959, he lived in Columbus, Ohio, after which he moved to Washington, D.C., where he remained until his death.[1]
While living in the U.S., Nartsissov published six volumes of poetry and one short novel.[1] He translated from both Estonian and English into Russian.[1][2] His literary themes include mysticism, the supernatural, and the double.[1] He favored ternary metres, particularly anapaestic.[citation needed]
Selected publications
edit1958 Stikhi (Стихи); "Poems"
1961 Golosa (Голоса); "Voices"
1965 Pamjat' (Память); "Memory"
1969 Pod'jom (Подъём); "Ascent"
1974 Shakhmaty (Шахматы); "Chess"
1978 Zvjozdnaja Ptitsa (Звёздная птица); "Star Bird"
1983 Pis'mo Samomu Sebe (Письмо самому себе); "A Letter to Myself"
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Pachmuss, Temira (Summer 1983). "News of the Profession". Slavic Review. 42 (2): 351–352. JSTOR 2497595.
- ^ "БОРИС НАРЦИССОВ". www.vekperevoda.com. Retrieved 2018-04-30.