Description: "The original Swedish publication of Airmail: brev 1964-1990 was compiled and edited by Torbj'orn Schmidt and published in 2001 by Albert Bonniers F'orlag"--T.p. verso.
Brief description: Tomas Tranströmer (1933-2015) received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2011. His books of poetry, which have been translated into sixty languages, include The Deleted World and The Half-Finished Heaven, and he received numerous international honors during his lifetime. Tranströmer, a trained Swedish psychologist, worked for years in state institutions with juveniles and the disabled, and his work was often praised for the inventive ways in which it examined the mind. When he was awarded the Nobel Prize, the Swedish Academy stated that "through his condensed, translucent images, he gave us fresh access to reality."
Review Quotes:
"Lusciously readable." --Booklist
"[Airmail] is a superior exemplar of what a correspondence can be. . . . Rich in observational detail and charisma." --The New Republic "[A] delectable book. . . . Whether or not one is grateful for the speed and ease of electronic messaging, this marvelous collection, both entertaining and edifying, provides one opportunity to measure what has been lost." --Star Tribune (Minneapolis) "Readers will find amusing, even touching, the attempts of each poet to explain linguistic nuances. . . . The love of language, poetry, family and friends, all on display in eloquent handwritten or typed letters redolent of a bygone era." --Kirkus Reviews