‘Isušena kaljuža’ – rare cover of first edition from 1957
Janko Polić Kamov – ‘Isušena Kaljuža’ (English ‘The Dried Out Mire’)
I am very fortunate to be given an original first edition of this book, intact with its dust jacket – which is very rare to find.
Kamov wrote the manuscript for his novel from 1906-1909, but it was not published until 1957, many years after his death.
In the opinion of many literary critics it is the best Croatian novel ever written.
Isušena Kaljuža blue cover
Unusual blue cover…
Impressum / imprint details:
Urednik: Vinko Antić
Opremio: Miljenko Stančić
Korektor: Čedo Diminić
Priredio: Dragutin Tadijanović
Izdavačko poduzeće: Otokar Keršovani, Rijeka 1957
Tisak: Novinsko, izdavačko i štamparsko poduzeće “Novi List” – Rijeka
Janko Polić Kamov – Članci i feljtoni pisma 1958. Sabrana djela IV, with original dust jacket.
Impressum / imprint details:
Urednik: Vinko Antić
Opremio: Miljenko Stančić
Uredio: Dragutin Tadijanović
Izdavačko poduzeće: Otokar Keršovani, Rijeka 1958
Tisak: Novinsko, izdavačko i štamparsko poduzeće “Novi List” – Rijeka
Information about Kamov:
http://hr.wikisource.org/wiki/Janko_Poli%C4%87_Kamov
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janko_Poli%C4%87_Kamov
http://www.kamov.hr/
JANKO POLIĆ KAMOV – DORA MAAR AND PABLO PICASSO
In Mladen Urem’s book ‘Janko Polić Kamov, Dora Maar i hrvatska avangarda‘ (Janko Polić Kamov, Dora Maar and the Croatian Avant-garde) (ISBN 953-6700-06-9) (2006) one chapter is dedicated to the relationship between Antun Gustav Matoš – a leading Croatian modernist writer and contemporary of Kamov’s – and the architect Josip Marković (1873–1969), the father of Dora Maar – born as Teodora Marković (1907-1997), the painter, photographer and Pablo Picasso’s muse and lover.
For more than 10 years he researched the genealogy of the Marković family; Dora Maar and her father the architect Josip Marković who was the illegitimate son of Kamov’s father Ante Polić and Barbara Marković. The long time friendship between Antun Gustav Matoš and Josip Marković, plus links with the Croatian politician Stjepan Radić reveal a deeper link between Matoš and Janko Polić Kamov. It is most likely that Josip told Matoš the story of his own origins and of his true father, although this would never be acknowledged publicly, various events and correspondence signify the links. From the entire study it can be assumed that in 1903, whilst the young Janko Polić Kamov was demonstrating in Zagreb against the Khuen government he spent several months in prison, where he became acquainted with Stjepan Radić and from him he learnt that he had a half-brother the architect Josip Marković. Janko’s brother Nikola Polić in ‘Iskopinama’ (‘Excavations’)(1953) describes how the young Janko was searching for when and where his father’s martial infidelity took place by correspondence with his parents. Many of the family’s documents and correspondence have been lost, and so it is difficult to reconstruct the actual events which acted formatively on Kamov and his literary work. Nevertheless, everything that is available to us to shows the obvious connections and contact between these people.
Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar (born Teodora Marković) by Man Ray
From this recent research connections between Janko Polić Kamov and Picasso’s lover Dora Maar have been uncovered and the new information has prompted a new analysis of Kamov’s life and works (many of which are semi-autobiographical) clarifying many details from which can be seen that he was one of the most significant writers of his time, about whom, unfortunately, the international audience has had little opportunity to discover.
Between the two world wars the works of Janko Polić Kamov were rarely printed. Initially these were his Sabrana djela – Collected Works (including his novel ‘Isušena kaljuža’ – ‘The Dried Out Mire’, written from 1906-1909) and printed for the first time in 1956-1958.
Only in the last 20 years has he gained international recognition and his works have been translated into other languages: English, German, Italian, Spanish, Catalonian and French. The novel ‘Isušena kaljuža’ – ‘The Dried Out Mire’ has been translated and published into Italian and should soon be published in German but has never been translated into English.
More about Kamov and Dora Maar here (in Croatian).
Mladen Urem – author, editor, publisher and literary critic in Rijeka – Croatia.
More about Dora Maar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dora_Maar
more Kamov:
Kamov’s short stories in English
Kamov’s poetry in English
More of Kamov’s poetry in English
You can read more about my work here: interview
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A modern edition published by Večernji list in 2004 ISBN 953-7161-07-2
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- ‘Pjesme i novele’: 1997 ISBN 953-6537-25-7
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- ‘Isušena kaljuža’ – rare cover of first edition from 1957
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- ‘Isušena kaljuža’ – rare cover of first edition from 1957
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- Isušena Kaljuža blue cover
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- The Bridge ‘Most’ literary magazine 1-2/1997 Kamov edition: ISSN 0351-0611 1997.
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- ‘Zwischen Fluch und Toleranz’ – German translation, 2009. ISBN 978-953-6700-21-9. Translation by Igor Šimonić.
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- ‘Southerly Thoughts and Other Stories’ – an anthology of short stories by prominient Croatia authors featuring Kamov’s ‘Sorrow’. Published in Rijeka 2005.
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- ‘La Palude Disseccata’ (‘Isušena kaljuža’ – ‘The Dried Out Mire’) Campanotto Editore, Italy 2009. Italian translation by Rosalba Asino.
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- Grand Street (New York) literary magazine no.58, 1996. Featured Kamov’s short story ‘Freedom’ and intro by Mladen Urem
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- ‘Blasfemia’- by Edicions ‘96, Valencia, 2011 Catalonian translation. ISBN 978-84-92763-65-8.
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- ‘Akzente’ influential German (Munich)literary magazine no.4 from 2007 featured ‘Sorrow’ (‘Trauer’)
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- ‘Selection of Short Stories and Poems’ – Intro by Mladen Urem. Published in Rijeka/Zagreb 1997. ISSN 0351-0611
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- ‘Partisan Review’ American (Boston) literary magazine. Issue 1/1998 featured Kamov’s ‘Freedom’.
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- Issue 2/1999 featured ‘Sorrow’.
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- ‘La Fiumanella’ literary magazine published in Rijeka in 1921 featured ‘Pjesma nad pjesmama’ – ‘La Canzone delle Canzoni’
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- ‘Schreibheft’ – German literary magazine no. 64 – 2005 featured Kamov’s Freedom’ (‘Freiheit’)
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- ‘La Bestemmia’ /’Psovka’ – dual Italian/Croatian language edition published by Campanotto Editore in 2005.
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- Pablo Picasso and Dora Maar (born Teodora Marković) by Man Ray
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- Dora Maar (born Teodora Marković) by Man Ray
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- Janko Polić Kamov – Članci i feljtoni pisma 1958. Sabrana djela IV, with original dust jacket.
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- ‘Misaonost Janka Polića Kamova’ – Mariaj Brida 1993 ISBN 953-6066-04-1
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- An original collection of Kamov’s novellas and essays. Published in 1938 by Hrvatske Književne Naklade Neovisnih Književnika, Zagreb. Editor Ljubo Wiesner.
The City of Rijeka erected a statue of its famous pavement writer – Janko Polić Kamov.
In 2010 the Croatian post office (Hrvatska pošta) issued a series stamps featuring eminent Croatian writers, composers etc. The 3 kuna 10 lipa stamp commemorated the 100th anniversary of Kamov’s death.
U potrazi sam za sponzorstvom ili drugim oblikom financijske potpore kao i prikladnog izdavača (za tisak knjige ili e-book verzije) kako bih završio svoj prijevod svih djela Janka Polića Kamova. Na prijevodu sam njegovih djela s hrvatskog na engleski jezik radim od 2012. godine. Tijekom tog procesa stvaram jedinstveni rječnik fraza i arhaičnih riječi koje Kamov koristi u svojim djelima, kao odraz i osobnog autorskog stila ali i vremena u kojem je pisao. Taj bi se rječnik mogao koristiti od strane budućih prevoditelja zainteresiranih za ovo značajno razdoblje hrvatske književnosti.
Molim vas, kontaktirajte me ako ste zainteresirani.
I am looking for sponsorship or funding and a suitable publisher (printed or online) in order to complete my translations of all of Kamov’s work. I have been working on translating his works into English since 2012. During this process I am compiling a unique glossary which could be used by future translators interested in this important period of Croatian literature.
You can read more about my work here: interview
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