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Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky [note 1] ( / ˈbrɒdski /; Russian: Иосиф Александрович Бродский [ɪˈosʲɪf ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈbrotskʲɪj] ⓘ; 24 May 1940 – 28 January 1996) was a Russian and American poet and essayist.
Learn about the life and poetry of Joseph Brodsky, a Nobel Prize-winning Russian poet who was persecuted by the Soviet regime and exiled to the US. Explore his themes, styles, translations, and legacy in this comprehensive biography.
Joseph Brodsky was a Russian-American poet, essayist, and Nobel laureate. He is considered one of the most important poets of the late 20th century. His work continues to be studied and admired for its formal mastery, intellectual rigor, and unflinching exploration of exile, memory, and the human condition. Brodsky's poetry is characterized by ...
May 20, 2024 · Joseph Brodsky (born May 24, 1940, Leningrad, Russia, U.S.S.R. [now St. Petersburg, Russia]—died January 28, 1996, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) was a Russian-born American poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1987 for his important lyric and elegiac poems.
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Joseph Brodsky was a Russian-born poet who wrote in English and was exiled from his native country. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1987 for his poetry and essays, and taught at several universities in the US and England.
Dec 12, 2003 · From the age of thirty-two he was a “nomad” – a Virgilian hero, doomed never to return home. When asked why he did not want to go back, Brodsky answered that he didn’t want to visit his home country as a tourist. Or that he didn’t want to go on an invitation from official institutions.
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Jan 28, 1996 · Joseph Brodsky. The Nobel Prize in Literature 1987. Born: 24 May 1940, Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) Died: 28 January 1996, New York, NY, USA. Residence at the time of the award: USA. Prize motivation: “for an all-embracing authorship, imbued with clarity of thought and poetic intensity” Language: English; Russian. Prize share: 1/1.
