Karlos Grigorievich Sherman (Шэрман Карлас Рыгоравіч) Poet and Translator; October 25, 1934 -- March 4, 2005

Photo Credit: Накірункі Свету (The Cardinal Points). A book-length poem in four translations, Беларускі кнігазбор, Mensk (2000); frontispiece.

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• From the Charter 97 Web site:

  "A son of a Belarusian immigrant and an Amer-Indian national, Sherman was born in Montevideo (Uruguay) and did his studies in Buenos-Aires (Argentina). He traveled all across South America, part of Europe and Northern Africa. He has translated over 20 books from Spanish into Russian and Belarusian. He wrote many himself, his latest book being dedicated to the American Indians."

  "Karlos have been living in Minsk since the mid-50s. He's married, has children, and grandchildren. Karlos works as the vice president of the Belarusian PEN Center. In addition to Spanish, Russian, and Belarusian, Karlos speaks Italian and French." (Charter 97: November 23, 2000)

  
  

  His latest book, Los Puntos Cardinales, Nakirunki svietu, The Cardinal Points, Storony Sveta, is written by Sherman in Spanish. The book is published in a four-language edition - the Spanish original, and translations into Belarusian (Ryhor Baradulin), English (Vera Rich) and Russian (I. Bursau).

  From their review: "The 'Cardinal points' which give their name to both the whole cycle and the opening sequence - are the seven recognized by the Amer-Indians - the familiar North, South, East, and West, plus 'Uvierkh', 'Uniz', and 'Unitry Siabie Samoha' - the last being the dimension of spiritual courage."

  
  

• From the Charter 97 Web site: Belarusian writer Sherman, 71, dies in Norway

  Karlos Sherman, 71, who translated most Belarusian classics into Spanish and many books from Spanish into Belarusian, died in Kristiansund, Norway, on March 4 after a long struggle with a disease.

  A son of a Belarusian immigrant and an Amer-Indian national, Sherman was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and did his studies in Buenos-Aires, Argentina.

  He lived in Minsk since the mid 1950s and worked in Belarusian PEN for 15 years.

  Mr. Sherman has been treated in Norway for the last three years. (Charter 97 11:42, 09/03/2005)




• Re-publication of a Komsomolskaya Pravda interview of Karlos Sherman from the Charter 97 Web site (November 2000). (Note: Apparently no longer available on the original Web site.)

  
  

• Re-publication of a Belarusians in Great Britain review of Karlos Sherman's Los Puntos Cardinales, Nakirunki svietu, The Cardinal Points, Storony Sveta, November 23, 2000. (Note: Apparently no longer available on the original Web site.)

Poetry

• Excerpt from The Cardinal Points, in three languages: Spanish, Belarusian, & English (side-by-side on one page): "El Manitu"

Other Links and Information

• Biographical sketch on Wikipedia, in English: Carlos Sherman     and in Belarusian: Карлас Шэрман
• Book Review of Накірункі Свету (The Cardinal Points) Los Puntos Cardinales, Storony Sveta) on the Manifold Poetry Magazine Web site: http://www.manifold-poetry.co.uk/

Note: This book can be ordered from Manifold as well.