Short story books from Latvia
Recommended short story books (1)
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If you are into short story here are some short story books from Latvia for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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In the Shadow of Death by Rūdolfs Blaumanis EN
Description:
Rūdolfs Blaumanis's 1899 short story masterpiece, based on a contemporary newspaper account, tells of several fishermen lost at sea after the ice floe on which they work calves off and drifts away rapidly. One by one, the thirteen men and a boy must deal with the creeping reality that they may not see the mainland -- or their loved ones -- again. There is fish to eat, and two horses if necessary, but the very surface of the floe is eroding steadily ... and the nights are cold and terrible. Without ever moralising or over-elaborating, Blaumanis coolly and efficiently observes the state of each ... continue