Anri Girshevich Volokhonsky ( Russian : Анри Гиршевич Волохонский , 19 March 1936 ? 8 April 2017) was a Russian poet and translator. ^[1]

Early years [ edit ]

Volokhonsky was born in Leningrad and graduated from university with a degree in chemistry. In 1973, he emigrated to Israel and then moved to Germany in 1985. Between 1985 and 1995, Volokhonsky lived in Munich , where he worked for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty , and in 1995 he moved to Tubingen . ^{[1] [2]} His sister, Larissa Volokhonsky , eventually became a translator.

Career [ edit ]

Volokhonsky began writing poetry in the 1950s. He published several books of poetry, some of them together with Alexei Khvostenko . ^[1] Most of the poetry is ironic and is considered to be descended from Oberiu . ^[3] Perhaps his most famous piece was lyrics on "Canzona by Francesco da Milano ", written by Vladimir Vavilov , the song called "The City of Gold" ( Russian : Город Золотой ). The song, in turn, would become a hit in the 1980s when it was performed by Aquarium for the soundtrack for the film Assa . ^[4] Volokhonsky also worked with Leonid Fyodorov  [ ru ] , the frontman of the Auktyon , and wrote texts for his albums. ^[3]

He also translated Catullus and fragments of Finnegans Wake by James Joyce into Russian. ^[5]

Death [ edit ]

He died on 8 April 2017 in Rexingen , where he had lived since 2004. ^[6]

Bibliography [ edit ]

• Devyaty Renessans (Девятый Ренессанс, Haifa, 1977).
• Stikhi dlya Ksenii (Стихи для Ксении, Tiberias, 1978).
• Chetyre Poemy ob Odnom (Четыре поэмы об одном, Tiberias, 1981).
• Roman-Pokoynichek , (Роман - Покойничек, New York, 1982), a novel.
• Stikhotvoreniya (Стихотворения, Ann Arbor, 1983).
• Basni A. Kh. V. (Басни А.Х.В., Paris, 1984), with Alexei Khvostenko.
• Bytiye i Apokalipsis (Бытие и Апокалипсис, Jerusalem, 1984).
• Smert Pu-i (Смерть Пу-и, New York, 1984).
• Tetrad Igreyny (Тетрадь Игрейны, Jerusalem, 1984).
• Pokhvala Toporovu (Похвала Топорову, Hamburg, 1986).
• Shkura Bubna (Шкура бубна, Jerusalem, 1986).
• Izvest (Известь, Paris, 1990).
• Stikhi o Prichinakh (Стихи о причинах, Moscow, 1990).
• Gorodskiye Polya (Городские поля, Paris, 1991).
• Povest o Lane i Tarbagane (Повеcть о Лане и Тарбагане, Paris, 1991).
• Anyutiny Gryadki (Анютины грядки, Perm, 1994).
• Tiveriadskiye Poemy (Тивериадские поэмы, Moscow, 2001).
• Berloga Pchyol (Берлога пчёл, Tver, 2004).
• Vospominaniya o Davno Pozabytom (Воспоминания о давно позабытом, Moscow, 2007).

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