The literary bestseller that took the Baltics by storm now published for the first time in English. This is an intimate portrayal of three generations of women with everything on the line. The Soviet state steps in and leaves them destitute. All seems lost, until the political change stirring in Riga offers them a chance to take their lives back.
Nora Ikstena Books
Nora Ikstena stands as one of Latvia's most prominent and influential prose writers, recognized for her elaborate style and meticulous engagement with language. Her narratives delve into profound explorations of life, love, death, and faith, offering readers a deeply reflective experience. Ikstena's distinctive voice captures the nuances of human existence and provides a unique perspective on the world. Beyond her acclaimed novels, she is a prolific contributor of biographical works, essays, and scripts, actively shaping Latvia's cultural landscape.
A being from another time and planet visits Earth, and takes human form for one year, as a European...A young woman’s tyrannical father has arranged her marriage to an influential suitor, but a mythical bull from her dreams comes to her rescue...A group of students in Tallinn’s Freedom Square imagine where the rise in right-wing fascism may have taken Europe by 2050...With so many flare-ups of nationalism and isolationism in recent years, there is a sense that Europe needs to be fixed, or, at the very least, profoundly reconfigured; whether it is to address the grievances of those feeling disenfranchised from it, or to improve social cohesion, or even continue to exist as a democratic transnational entity.Bringing together 28 acclaimed women writers, artists, scientists and entrepreneurs from across Europe, this powerful and timely anthology looks at an ever-changing Europe from a variety of different perspectives and offers hope and insight into how we might begin to rebuild.
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- 212 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Povídky lotyšských spisovatelek Další z úspěšné série povídkových antologií nakladatelství One Woman Press seznamující s literaturou tzv. malých jazyků. Inga Abele, Nora Ikstena, Gundega Repše a Andra Neiburga patří v současnosti k nejoceňovanějším spisovatelkám Lotyšska a v antologii je každá zastoupena dvěma povídkami. Přeložili Míša Bečková, Lenka Matoušková, Denisa Šelelyová, Michal Škrabal