Anatoly Genrikhovich Naiman (; 23 April 1936 – 21 January 2022) was a Russian poet, translator and writer. He was one of the four Akhmatova's Orphans.

Biography

Born on 23 April 1936 in

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, Naiman was a graduate of the

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and was a fellow at

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and the

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of the Woodrow Wilson Center. He died in Moscow on 21 January 2022, at the age of 85. He suffered a stroke few days prior to his death.

Career

Naiman began writing poetry in 1954. As a translator of poetry, he had been published since 1959. In the late 1950s and early 1960s in Leningrad, he published several stories and poems under pseudonyms. Until 1989, his translations were mainly printed in the USSR. In 1970, he wrote poems for the songs of the children's film "The Amazing Boy" (directed by Alexander Orlov), which were performed by

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Notable works

Translations

*''Flamence'' (1983) *''Songs of the French Troubadors'' (1987)

Original Poetry

*''Clouds at the End of the Century'' (1993) *''The Rhythm of a Hand'' (2000) *''Lions and Acrobats: Selected poetry of Anatoly Naiman,'' translated by Margo Shohl Rosen & F. D. Reeve (2005)

Novels

*''Sir'' (2001) *''Kablukov'' (2005)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Naiman, Anatoly 1936 births 2022 deaths Russian male novelists Writers from Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology alumni Russian male poets Soviet Jews Jewish Russian writers Soviet novelists Soviet male poets Saint Peter's School (Saint Petersburg) alumni