From May 7 to June 6, an anniversary book exhibition “Confession of the heart” timed to the 100th birth anniversary of Belarusian poet, prose writer and translator Anton Belevich (1914–1978) runs in the Belarusian literature reading room (auditorium 205).
The writer’s poetry had begun with the village of Dubrovka, darling to his heart, which embodied a majestic image of the native land which portrait the author was drawing all his life long. A thoughtful noise of the living pinery, a silent and tender whisper of ripe ears, a vociferous chirping of birds, an affectionate folk song and laughter of a maiden had merged into a little bit ironic, smiling and benevolent voice of the poet overflown with the feeling of terrestrial love of people, work and life.
The exhibition opens with a section My land of nightingales That represents the writer’s works: poetry books issued in different years, a collection of feuilletons (1963), stories, books of essays People Making Spring (1959), A Sunny Way (1950) etc. The section features Anton Belevich’s first poem My Master written at the time of the Great Patriotic War in the partisan camp of Father Minaj. Thanks to this poem the author obtained recognition as a poet. He wrote: “The work with which my true, more fruitful and more significant literary activity begins is, I consider, the poem My Master”.
The author’s documentary essays Minaj Shmyrev (1970), Khatyn: Grief and Anger(1971) and poem Family(1946) are devoted to the struggle of the Soviet people against Nazi aggressors. Reconstruction of post-war Belarusian villages and heroic labor of the people are reflected in collections of poetryOn Father’s Paths (1946), The Road of Happiness (1952) etc. A poem Oak Roots (1959) portrays the historical past of Belarusian peasantry. A traditional folklore images and tunes are distinctive feature of collections Behind the Nightingale Woods (1959), In this Pine Forest (1974), My Love (1971) etc.
Anton Belevich also wrote for children. The exposition presents collections of children’s verses and poems Go, My Son (1953), Taras’ Walk (1962), a story The Images of Childhood (1977) etc.
The second part of the exhibition presents translations of different authors made by Anton Belevich and translations of his works into foreign languages. The poet translated into Belarusian Distance Beyond Distance by A. Tvardovsky, Switez by A. Mickiewicz, Demon by M. Lermontov (in co-authorship with Y. Kolas), selected verses by A. Prokofiev, M. Bazhan, A. Malyshko, V. Nekhoda and many other authors.
Last section of the exposition is dedicated to the writer’s life and creativity. Autobiographical documents, memoirs of the writer’s contemporaries, literary and encyclopedic articles will tell the reader many interesting facts about the person of Anton Belevich.
The exhibition presents over 150 documents.
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