Books set in Latvia (15)
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Doom 94 is Jonevs' debut novel, published first as Jelgava 94 in Latvia in 2013 and was quickly proved to be a big hit and bestseller. Translated into 11 languages already, it is here for the first time in English. The story is set in the 1990s in the Latvian city of Jelgava and looks at the burgeoning craze during this decade for the alternative culture of heavy metal music. Jonevs takes the reader deep inside the world of music, combining the intimate diary of a youngster trying to find himself by joining a subculture, as well as a skilful, detailed, and almost documentary-like depiction of ... continue
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In the Shadow of Death by Rūdolfs Blaumanis EN
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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
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Originally written in 1967 and not released in its uncensored form until 2003, Bels's infamous novel, Insomnia (translated from the Latvian, Bezmiegs) concerns the taboo subject of the Latvian Legion, and the atmosphere of inertia and paralysis in Soviet-era Latvia. The story is told through the thoughts and emotions of the main character, portrayed as an outwardly apathetic man and typical of Bels's characters in the 1960s and 1970s--a period marked by powerlessness and stagnation amongst ordinary people. The protagonist lives by a principle of non-involvement, content with the small material... continue
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En Las hermosas, Inga Gaile intenta comprender cómo ella y sus contemporáneos han sido afectados por dos de las mayores tragedias del siglo XX en Europa: el nazismo y el estalinismo. La novela describe la existencia humana durante y después del totalitarismo, y plantea la pregunta acerca de qué queda de una persona tras esa experiencia. La noción de ‘historia de la violencia’ desempeña un papel importante, refiriéndose no sólo a situaciones específicas de la historia del último siglo, sino a la relación entre mujeres y hombres (y sus hijos) como tal; las personas se convierten en víctimas de s... continue
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Latvian Folktales by Astrida Barbins-Stahnke EN
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42 Latvian folktales were chosen for their didactic quality and re-told in dramatic, delightful manner to be enjoyed by readers of all ages and ethnic origins. In symbolic undertones the illustrations, like a guiding light, hint at the wealth of universal tried and true wisdom.
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Leche materna by Nora Ikstena ES
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La novela nos sitúa en Letonia, tres generaciones de mujeres, en un período que va desde el fin de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y el inicio de la caída de la Unión Soviética; los capítulos son narrados, alternativamente, por hija y nieta.
Un recorrido muy interesante e instructivo sobre la vida y peripecias de esta familia, que podrían ilustrar en alguna medida, la de la sociedad letona. Se destaca especialmente cómo cada uno de los personajes hace frente y define su vida en las circunstancias que les toca vivir, en particular el fenó... continue
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Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena EN
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The central character in the story tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. She is deprived first of her professional future, then of her identity and finally of her relationship with her daughter