The National Library opened an exhibition on the 95th anniversary of the birth of Neil Gilevich

The book exhibition “Between the Pages of Eternity” is held in the National Library of Belarus from September 30 to October 31. It is timed to the 95th anniversary of the birth of the people’s poet of Belarus, writer, translator, folklorist and public figure Neil Gilevich, reports the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti” with reference to the press service of the institution.

N. Gilevich (1931-2016) was one of the key figures of Belarusian literature and national culture of the second half of the twentieth century. His creative and life path is inextricably linked with the development of Russian poetry, folklore and literary studies, as well as with the education of several generations of teachers, scientists and readers.

The work of the poet is organically intertwined with folk song, fairy tale and mystery. He collected and studied folklore, introduced its images, rhythms and intonations into his own poetry, so that his poems sound like folk songs - sincerely, harmoniously, and easily remembered.

The exhibition consists of two sections. The first - "Life in the Word" - presents poetry collections, books for children and folklore editions of N. Gilevich, including "Song е Darogu", "Svyatlyn", "Yak Dreva Karennem", the novel in verse "Native Dzetsi" and others.

The second section – “In the mirror of time and memory” – is devoted to the comprehension of the poet’s personality: articles, memoirs of contemporaries, literary and critical research and publications from periodicals are collected here.

Entrance to the exhibition is carried out with a reader's card or a pass of the socio-cultural center.