Article: Bo Carpelan. Berg.(Book review)

Bo Carpelan. Berg. Jyvaskyla, Finland. Schildt. 2005. 206 pages. ISBN 951-50-1516-2

IN 2005 Berg earned Bo Carpelan his second Finlandia Prize (the first was for Urwind in 1993) and is the first writer to date to have done so (see WLT 58:1, pp. 47-48). Carpelan (of the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland) is widely regarded as "the foremost writer in the Swedish language today." Born in 1926, he has published a number of volumes of poetry as well as prose and earned numerous other Scandinavian literary prizes.

Carpelan's prose, like his poetry, explores the significance of the small event, sensation, or thing. His focus is also on aging, aloneness, and ...

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