Kurcijs, Andrejs, Barbars Parīzē : dzejas / Andrējs Kurcijs. [Rīga] : Laikmets, [1925]. 31 lpp. ; 18 cm.
Andrejs Kurcijs (1884–1959) – latviešu rakstnieks. Ārsta diplomu ieguvis Jēnas Universitātē (1905–1911), kur studējis arī filozofiju. Filozofijas un literatūras studijās papildinājies arī Berlīnes Universitātē (1922–1923), strādājis par ārstu Liepājā, Petrogradā un Rīgā. Literatūrā ienācis 1908. gadā, ir 14 dzejoļu krājumu, sešu stāstu krājumu, romāna autors, rakstījis apceres par mākslu. Nozīmīgākais devums latviešu literatūrā ir 20. gadu dzejoļu krājumi “Dvēseles kabarejs” (1920), “Vita Nuova” (1921), “Dziesmas melnbaltai madonnai” (1922), “Barbars Parīzē” (1925), “Utopija” (1925), “Ēzelis, mūks un Eiropa” (1927), bērnības atmiņas “Cūkgans” (1936) un autobiogrāfiskais romāns “Dzīvības vārtos” (1938), raksti par mākslu (“Aktīvā māksla”, 1923). Bijis politiski aktīvs, kreisi ievirzīts.
Ar dzejnieka, žurnāla E'esprit nouveau redaktora Pola Dermē gādību (viņš arī ievada autors) krājums ''Barbars Parīzē'' 1928. gadā iznāca franču valodā.
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Title: Barbars Parīzē
Author: Andrejs Kurcijs
Publication Date: 1925
Publisher: Laikmets
Publication Place: Riga
Binding: Soft cover
Pages: 31
Edition: First edition
The Cover design: uncredited
Language: Latvian
Copies: limited edition
Book Condition: Very Good
Andrejs Kurcijs (1884–1959) was a Latvian writer. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Jena (1905–1911), where he also studied philosophy. He furthered his studies in philosophy and literature at the University of Berlin (1922–1923), and worked as a physician in Liepāja, Petrograd, and Riga.
He entered the literary scene in 1908 and is the author of 14 poetry collections, six short story collections, and a novel, and he also wrote essays on art. His most significant contribution to Latvian literature is his poetry collections of the 1920s: “Dvēseles kabarejs” (1920), “Vita Nuova” (1921), “Dziesmas melnbaltai madonnai” (1922), “Barbars Parīzē” (1925), “Utopija” (1925), “Ēzelis, mūks un Eiropa” (1927), as well as his childhood memoir “Cūkgans” (1936) and the autobiographical novel “Dzīvības vārtos” (1938), and writings on art (“Aktīvā māksla”, 1923). Andrejs Kurcijs was politically active and left-leaning.
With the support of the poet and editor of the journal L’Esprit Nouveau, Paul Dermée (who also wrote the introduction), the collection of poetry “Barbars Parīzē” was published in French in 1928.
Not in Fraser, Publishing and Book Design in Latvia 1919-1940: a Re-discovery.
Book condition is Near Fine. Slight wear at edges of the book cover. Spotting on the back cover. Uncut Edges, pages left uncut. The cover design author is not attributed.
Very collectible. Rare.