Knuts Skujenieks facts for kids
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Knuts Skujenieks
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Skujenieks in 2012
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| Born | 5 September 1936 Riga, Latvia
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| Died | 25 July 2022 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Poet, translator |
Knuts Skujenieks (born September 5, 1936, died July 25, 2022) was a famous Latvian poet, journalist, and translator. He was amazing because he could translate from fifteen different European languages!
Early Life and Studies
Knuts grew up near a town called Bauska in a region of Latvia known as Zemgale. He later went to college at the University of Latvia in Riga, which is the capital city. He also studied literature in Moscow.
A Difficult Time
In 1962, Knuts Skujenieks faced a very tough challenge. He was accused of actions against the government at the time. Because of this, he was sent to a special camp in Mordovia, Russia, for seven years.
His Amazing Poetry
Even though he wrote many poems, Knuts Skujenieks had to wait a long time for his first collection to be published. It finally came out in 1978. The poems he wrote while he was in the camp were published much later, in 1990.
His beautiful poetry has been translated into many languages across Europe. Books of his poems have even been published in countries like Sweden and Ukraine. In 2008, he received a special award called the Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature for his great work.
A Film About His Life
In 2015, a film director named Ivars Tontegode started making a documentary about Knuts Skujenieks' life. The film was called Knutification or Nepareizais.
