William Auld

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William Auld


Born
in The United Kingdom
November 06, 1924

Died
September 11, 2006

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William Auld was a Scottish poet, author, translator and magazine editor who wrote chiefly in Esperanto. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999, 2004, and 2006 making him the first and only person to be nominated for works in Esperanto. His magnum opus, La infana raso (The Infant Race), is a long poem that, in Auld's words, explores "the role of the human race in time and in the cosmos," and is based heavily on The Cantos by Ezra Pound.

Auld began to learn Esperanto in 1937 but only became active in the propagation of the language in 1947, and from then on wrote many works in Esperanto. He edited various magazines and reviews, including Esperanto en Skotlando (1949–1955), Esperanto (1955–1958, 1961–1962), Monda Kulturo (1
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Average rating: 4.22 · 158 ratings · 21 reviews · 41 distinct works
Paŝoj al plena posedo – pro...

4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1968
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La infana raso

4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1956
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La Fenomeno Esperanto

3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions
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Kulturo kaj Internacia Lingvo

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Esperanta Antologio

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions
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Traduku!

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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Pajleroj kaj stoploj

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Angla antologio 1

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Nova Esperanta Krestomatio

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La infana raso: Poemo en 25...

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