Carmen Bernos de Gasztold | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1919 |
| Died | 1995 (aged 75–76) |
| Occupation | Poet |
Carmen Bernos de Gasztold (1919 in Arcachon – 1995[1]) was a French poet and nun.
She spent her childhood in the province of Bordeaux, France. She had 5 sisters and brothers. After World War II she went to live at the Benedictine Abbaye Saint Louis du Temple at Limon-par-Igny.[2]
Her family were of Lithuanian descent (Gasztold being the Polish rendering of the Lithuanian name Goštautas).[3]
She is an ancestor of the media-man Jean-Marc Laurent[4]
The English translation was written by Rumer Godden (1907–1998) who went to the Benedictine Abbey in France and spent time with the poet to do the translation.
Works
- Prières dans L'Arche, French & European Pubns, 1985, ISBN 978-0-685-11511-4
- Choral de Bêtes, French & European Pubns, 1985, ISBN 978-0-685-11121-5
English translation
- Prayers from the ark and the Creatures' choir, Carmen Bernos de Gasztold, Translator Rumer Godden, Penguin Books, 1976
- Prayers from the ark: selected poems, Carmen Bernos de Gasztold, Translator Rumer Godden, Illustrator Barry Moser, Reprint Puffin Books, 1995, ISBN 9780140545852
- "The Prayer of the Dog", To absent friends: a collection of stories of the dogs we miss, Editor Jameson Parker, Willow Creek Press, 2004, ISBN 978-1-57223-706-3
References
- ^ "Livres pour enfants (I) de Carmen Bernos de Gasztold" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ "Bozonarodzeniowa-modlitwa-kota" (in Polish). ulubiency.wp.pl. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ fr:Jean-Marc Laurent