Nora Ikstena (1969) is a prose writer and essayist. Ikstena is one of the most visible, and influential prose writers in Latvia, known for elaborat style and detailed approach to language. After obtaining a degree in Philology from the University of Latvia in 1992, she went on to study English literature at Columbia University. In her prose, Nora Ikstena often reflects on life, love, death and faith. Soviet Milk (2015, shortlisted for the Annual Literature Award for best prose, translated into Japanese, German, Croatian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Macedonian, English, Hungarian, Italian, Ukrainian, Russian, Albanian and Georgian), Besa (2012), Celebration of Life (1998, translated into Norvegian, Italian, Danish, Swedish), The Virgin's Lesson (2001) are some of her most widely appreciated novels. The novel Amour Fou has been staged for theatre, and published in Russian (2010). Ikstena is also a prolific author of biographical fiction, non-fiction, scripts, essays, and collections of short prose. Her collection Life Stories (2004) was published in English in 2013, and Hindi in 2015. Her story Elza Kuga’s Old Age Dementia was included in the "Best European Fiction 2011" anthology. Ikstena is an active particpant in Latvia's cultural and political life, and a co-founder of the International Writers and Translators’ House in Ventspils. In 2006, she received the Baltic Assembly Prize in literature.
Prose
Ūdens mirdzēšana [The Glistening of Water]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2021.
Suņa dzīve. Stāsti un suneti [Dog Life. Collection of Stories]. In collaboration with artist Aivars Vilipsōns. Riga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2019.
Ārprātija piedzīvojumi [Adventures of Insanity]. In collaboration with artist Aivars Vilipsōns. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2017.
Mātes piens [Soviet Milk]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2015.
Ulubeles pasakas [Fairy-Tales of Ulubele]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2014.
Besa. Riga: Mansards, 2012.
Starpdivāmdurvīm. Stāsti 1993 - 2011 [Between Two Doors]. Short stories, 1993 - 2011. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2011.
Vīrs zilajā lietusmētelītī [The Man in a Blue Raincoat]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2011.
Amour Fou jeb Aplamā mīla 69 pantos [Amour Fou]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2009.
Dzīves svinēšana [Celebration of Life]. Audio-book. Riga: Apostrofs, 2009.
Dzīvesstāsti [Life Stories].Riga: Atēna, 2004.
Pasakas ar beigām [Fairy-tales with Endings]. Riga: Pētergailis, 2002.
Jaunavas mācība [The Virgin's Lesson]. Riga: Atēna, 2001.
Dzīves svinēšana [Celebration of Life]. Riga: Atēna, 1998.
Maldīgas romances [Deceptive Romances]. Riga: Jāņasēta, 1997.
Nieki un izpriecas [Trifles and Joys]. Riga: Karogs, 1995.
Essays, biographies, miscellaneous
Durve un Paraplāns [Durve and the Paraglider]. Riga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2021.
Runādamies [Speaking]. Riga: Latvijas Mediji, 2020.
Mīlestība [Love]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2019.
Dievmātesdraudzene [The Friend of Our Lady]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2013.
Dzīvespriecīgais vakarēdiens [ The Joyful Supper]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2012.
Šokolādes Jēzus [Chocolate Jesus]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2009.
Esamība ar Regīnu [Being With Regina]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2007.
Sīlis spoguļstiklā [A Jay in the Mirror Glass]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2006.
Imants Ziedonis. Nora Ikstena. Nenoteiktābija [Imants Ziedonis. Nora Ikstena. The Indefinite Was]. Riga: Diena, 2006.
Māra Zālīte: Zīdtārpiņu musināšana [Māra Zālīte: Silkworm Enticement]. Riga: Pētergailis, 2003.
Vija Vētra: Deja un dvēsele [Vija Vētra: The Dance and the Soul]. Riga: Atēna, 2001.
Brunis Rubess: Brīnumainā kārtā [Brunis Rubess: Surprisingly Enough]. Riga: Nordik, 1999.
Anna Rūmane-Ķeniņa: Pārnākšana [Anna Rūmane – Ķēniņa: Returning]. Riga: Garā pupa, 1993.
Books to fall for
Mother's Milk
Mother's Milk (Mātes piens)
Mother’s Milk was shortlisted for the 2015 Annual Latvian Literature Award. The novel deals with the post-war period and follows the destinies of three generations of women, with the narrative focused mostly on the 1970s and 1980s. The mother, whose own mother has raised her without her real father, is a talented gynecologist who cannot accept the narrow space allotted to the individual by communist ideology. During her residency in Leningrad, she successfully – and in secret – performs an artificial insemination procedure on a young Russian woman, but the woman loses the child in a confrontation with the woman’s brutal husband, who is a war veteran. The path to science is now blocked for the talented doctor and she is reassigned to workin a small country village. She takes along her daughter, who is now deprived of the loving care of her grandparents. The doctor suffers from clinical depression, placing the burden of everyday life on her young daughter’s shoulders. The daughter too has to live with the inborn hostility of the system and, through the prism of her emotions, the turbulent events of the 1980s: the dismissal of a free-thinking teacher, the Chernobyl disaster, the death of several Soviet leaders, and the ensuing reform movements. The doctor’s daughter grows up, going through unexpected twists and turns of betrayal. The novel is about abandonment – of a husband and father, of dreams and hopes, of work and point of views, of friends and loved ones. This path of suffering is made lighter by a motif of forgiveness: the daughter, who helps her mother survive, was not given milk from her mother’s breast as a child, as the mother fears that by drinking her milk, her daughter might inherit her suffering and despair. The novel ends with the fall of the Berlin Wall – a breath of fresh air and freedom that the mother never wanted to see.
Contacts: Dace Sparāne-Freimane, dace.sparane-freimane@dgramata.lv
MothersMilk_by_N.Ikstena.pdf
Title
:Mother's Milk
Title*
:Mātes piens
Authors
:Genre
:Fiction
Publisher
:Dienas Grāmata
Pages
:176
Year
:2015
Foreign rights
:Sold to Japan, Germany, Sweden, Syria, Croatia, Lithuania, Georgia, Estonia, Macedonia, United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, Ukraine
Celebrating Life
Celebrating Life (Dzīves svinēšana)
In Celebrating Life, a peculiar woman named Eleonora has invited seven colorful characters to her own funeral. Eleonora is peacefully laid to rest, but in the evening following the funeral, these seven people, seven ghosts from the past, share their memories of Eleonora, with the stories serving as the book’s “celebration of life.” In sharing their memories, the storytellers wander about in space and time, embarking upon expeditions to distant metaphysical places. Reading the novel is, first and foremost, an aesthetic experience. Its tone is serious, nostalgic, strangely unreal, and beautifully wise.
Contacts: Dace Sparāne-Freimane, dace.sparane-freimane@dgramata.lv
CelebratingLife_by_N.Ikstena.pdf
Title
:Celebrating Life
Title*
:Dzīves svinēšana
Authors
:Genre
:Fiction
Publisher
:Dienas Grāmata (Originally published by Atēna, 1998)
Pages
:120
Year
:2017
Foreign rights
:Sold to Sweden, Estonia, Georgia and Denmark
Life Stories
Life Stories (Dzīves stāsti)
In talking about the inspiration behind her short story collection Life Stories, which won the 2004 the Annual Latvian Literature Award, she said that “I have written Life Stories virtually in the space of one breath – these stories have been imagined in such concentration, that I had to free myself from them. They came so naturally, that I am very happy to have returned to the short-story format. It seems to me that in these eight stories each individual and different life is so strikingly intense that it was not possible to place all into one novel … Also in terms of style, I searched and found a different approach to each of the stories. I wanted to express myself more clearly and more
simply.”
Contacts: Nora Ikstena, ikstena@apollo.lv
Title
:Life Stories
Title*
:Dzīves stāsti
Authors
:Genre
:Short-stories
Publisher
:Atēna
Pages
:105
Year
:2004
Foreign rights
:Rights sold to Canada and India
Three
Three (Trīs)
Nora Ikstena’s trilogy Three contains three novels: Celebrating Life (1998), The Virgin’s Lesson (2001), and Mother’s Milk (2015). The thread connecting these works is the attempt by mothers and daughters to discover, during different eras, a way to live without losing their voice, without becoming “a bell without its chime”. Celebrating Life resounds as a prelude to this trilogy, like a poetic conjuring attempting to disentangle the unbreakable ties that bind the feminine trinity of mother, daughter, and grandmother, with the most significant and traumatic of these being death and its acceptance. The first novel brings with it an immense, uncontrollable wave of emotion, though it provides no answer to the question – why does it hurt? The second novel, The Virgin’s Lesson, is more sentimental, though at the same time much more grounded, and serves as a bridge connecting the first and third novels of the trilogy, allowing the author’s alter ego in Mother’s Milk to finally find the courage and voice to call pain by its true name.
Contacts: Dace Sparāne-Freimane, dace.sparane-freimane@dgramata.lv
Title
:Three
Title*
:Trīs
Authors
:Genre
:Fiction
Publisher
:Rīga, Dienas Grāmata
Pages
:352
Year
:2017
Foreign rights
:Rights to individual novels have been sold to United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, Hungary, Macedonia, Albania.
Nora Ikstena: Nada. A story from the everyday life of a contemporary woman // Vltava Radio, December 2022 [CZE]
Nora Ikstena - I thought she could win the Nobel Prize // bodilzalesky.com, October 2022 [SWE]
Birute Mar “Mother's Milk“ (Soviet Milk) performance based on Nora Ikstena’s novel // kakava.lt, July 2022 [LT]
John Beauchamp. The Bear next door // BBC Radio 4, Apri; 2022 [ENG]
Cristiana Abbate. European Literary itinerary. Latvia // Senzalinea, February 2022 [IT]
Fredrik Wadström. Culture portrait: Nora Ikstena // Swedish radio, December 2021 [SWE]
Fredrik Wadström.Nora Ikstena about her novel "Mother's milk" // Swedish radio, October 2021 [SWE]
Hector Gonzalez. 'I am surprised how little information there is about the effects of the Second World War': Nora Ikstena // aristeguinoticias, November 2021 [ES]
Reyna Paz Avendano. During the Soviet regime we got used to living in absurdities, says Nora Ikstena // cronica.com, November 2021 [MX]
About Durve and the Paraglider // Online magazine Satori, 2021 [LV]
About The Glistening of Water // Online magazine Satori, 2021 [LV]
Cecilia Werner, about Soviet Milk // Halans Nyheter, 2020 [SV]
Anna Von Friesen, about Soviet Milk // Boktugg, 2020 [SV]
About Soviet Milk // The Calvert Journal, 2020 [EN]
About Nora Ikstena // Sirp.ee, 2020 [EE]
About Soviet Milk // Publishing House Sprotin, 2020 [FO]
About Modersmjölken (Soviet Milk) // Mrs Calloway blog, 2020 [SV]
Andrew Singer podcast episode with Nora Ikstena // Trafikaeurope.org, 2020 [EN]
About Speaking // Online magazine Satori, 2020 [LV]
About Dog Life and Love // Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji, 2019 [LV]
Conversation with Nora Ikstena // LA.lv, 2019 [LV]
About "Muttermilch", German translation of "Mātes piens" // NORDISCH info, 2019 [DE]
ESSAYS: Europe Re-Visioned, A Bee Stings a Boot, by Nora Ikstena // Transcript Review [EN]
Amaryllises, A short story by Nora Ikstena // Transcript Review [EN]
Life Stories, Nora Ikstena // Guernica Editions [EN]
Life Stories, Hindi edition // Pustakmendi.com [EN, HI]
Naģe, a short story by Nora Ikstena // Trafika Europe 3 [EN]
Nora Ikstena, writer's profile // Investment and Development Agency of Latvia [EN]
Reviews
An evening with a book. Nora Ikstena. "Mother's Milk" Part IX // Lithuanian Radio, October 2022 [LT]
Claudia Debby. “Seeking” Freedom Through Mother, Child, and A Polar Bear, review of Soviet Milk // sinergijogja.com, September 2022 [IN]
Hilde Vesaas, review of Soviet Milk // Dag og Tid (in print), June 2022 [NOR]
Gerd Elin Stava Sandve. Mother's milk by Nora Ikstena, review of Soviet Milk // Dagavisen (in print), March 2022 [NOR]
Mother's milk by Nora Ikstena, review of Soviet Milk // mosstanten.se, March 2022 [SWE]
Tine Sundal. Mothers Milk by Nora Ikstena, review of Soviet Milk // tinesundal.blogspot, March 2022 [NOR]
Maren Dahl Keller. Pretending to be alive, review of Soviet Milk // bok365.no, February 2022 [NOR]
Cristiana Abbate. European literary itinerary. Latvia // Senzalinea, February 2022 [IT]
Mother and child: Nora Ikstena writes about the human cost of the occupation // Bookmagasinet (in print), January 2022 [NOR]
My reading challenge 2022: The country of literature of the month, review of Soviet Milk // Ellenslasrum, January 2022 [SWE]
Audiobook review: Mother's Milk by Nora Ikstena, review of Soviet Milk // Skrivelisa, January 2022 [NOR]
Books of the week, review Soviet Milk // Aristeguinoticias, November 2021 [MX]
Ieva Kolmane, Epizodes, review of The Glistening of Water // Online magazine Satori, 2021 [LV]
Zanda Gūtmane, Kad iemantota "augšas redze", review of The Glistening of Water // Online magazine Punctum, 2021 [LV]
Eileen Anthoniussen, audio review of Soviet Milk // KVF Faroese radio, 2020 [FO]
Saga Nordwall, review of Soviet Milk // Dagensbok.com, 2020 [SWE]
Sunne Johannesson, review of Soviet Milk // Kristianstadsbladet.se, 2020 [SWE]
Anna Johansson, review of Soviet Milk // Och Dagarnagar, 2020 [SWE]
Per Wirtén, review of Soviet Milk // Ekspressen.se, 2020 [SWE]
Anna Sahlén, review of Soviet Milk // Minabibliotek.se, 2020 [SWE]
Жанна Куява, review of Soviet Milk // Tverdyna.ucoz.ua, 2020 [UKR]
Elin Swedenmark, review of Soviet Milk // Göteborgs-Posten, 2020 [SSW]
Hanna Lager, review of Soviet Milk // Feministbiblioteket.se, 2020 [SWE]
Romero Barea, review of Soviet Milk // Romero Barea blog, 2020 [ES]
Anna Tullberg, review of Soviet Milk // Svenska Radio, 2020 [SWE]
Anders Ljunggren, review of Soviet Milk // Anders Ljunggren blog, 2020 [SWE]
Bārbala Simsone, Piepogādamies, review of Speaking // Diena.lv, 2020 [LV]
Judith Weber, review of Soviet Milk // Buchreport, 2020 [DE]
Jenny Lindh, video review of Soviet Milk // Nyhetsmorgon, 2020 [SWE]
Anneli Jordahl, Nora Ikstenas modersporträtt är grandiost, review of Soviet Milk // Helsingsborg Magazine, 2020 [SWE]
Kristina Sandberg, Modersmjölken Mästerlig roman som väntat på att bli skriven, review of Soviet Milk // Svenska Dagbladet, 2020 [SWE]
Pina Bertoli, Nessuno è libero se non è padrone di sé stesso, review of Soviet Milk // Il Mestiere di Leggere blog, 2020 [IT]
Laila Obeidat, Writing by Women on the Future of Europe, review of Europa 28 // The London Magazine, 2020 [EN]
The Literary Addict, review of Europa 28 // The Literary Addict blog, 2020 [EN]
Sophie Baggott, Thirty favourite books by women from across the world, review of Soviet Milk // Global Literature in Libraries Initiative, 2020 [EN]
Fredrik Wandrup, review of Celebration of Life // Dagbladet, 2019 [NO]
Jūratė Čerškutė, review of Soviet Milk // Moteris, 2019 [LT]
Sean Guynes, review of Soviet Milk // Pop Matters, 2019 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // Elena Square Eyes blog, 2019 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // Reading Women Writers Worldwide, 2019 [EN]
Nina Allan, review of Soviet Milk // The Spider's House, 2019 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // Winstonsdad's blog, 2019 [EN]
Claire Armitstead, review of Soviet Milk // The Guardian, 2018 [EN]
Kevin Brazil, review of Soviet Milk // The White Review, 2018 [EN]
Video review of Soviet Milk // Britta Böhler, 2018 [EN]
Britta Böhler, review of Soviet Milk // Open Letters Review, 2018 [EN]
Raimu Hanson, review of Soviet Milk // Tartu Postimees, 2018 [ET]
Imbi Paju, review of Soviet Milk // Kultuur Eer Ee, 2018 [ET]
David Hebblethwaite, review of Soviet Milk // David's Book World blog, 2018 [EN]
Catherine Venner, review of Soviet Milk // World Literature Today, 2018 [EN]
Video review of Soviet Milk // The Book Castle, 2018 [EN]
Extract from Soviet Milk // European Literature Network, 2018 [EN]
Rosie Goldsmith, review of Soviet Milk // European Literature Network, 2018 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // The Modern Novel blog, 2018 [EN]
Anne Aslanyan, review of Soviet Milk // The Times Literary Supplement, 2018 [EN]
Catherina Venner, review of Soviet Milk // World Literature Today, 2018 [EN]
Ilze Tālberga, review of Soviet Milk // Sirp Eesti, 2018 [ET]
Video review of Soviet Milk // Erik Karl Anderson, 2018 [EN]
Erik Karl Anderson, review of Soviet Milk // Lonesome Reader, 2018 [EN]
Maryom, review of Soviet Milk // Our Books Reviews Online, 2018 [EN]
Mika Provata-Carlone, review of Soviet Milk // Bookanista blog, 2018 [EN]
Dane Cobain, video review of Soviet Milk // Dane Reads, 2018 [EN]
Video review of Soviet Milk // Shawn The Book Maniac, 2018 [EN]
Video review of Soviet Milk // What Kamil Reads, 2018 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // A Life in Books, 2018 [EN]
Rachel Hore, review of Soviet Milk // Book Oxygen, 2018 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // Tony's Reading List, 2018 [EN]
Kasper Håkansson, review of Soviet Milk // K's Bognoter, 2018 [DA]
Video review of Soviet Milk // Portal in the Pages, 2018 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // Readers Retreat, 2018 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // Dolce Belezza, a reading journal, 2018 [EN]
Jane Temson, review of Soviet Milk // From First Page to Last, 2018 [EN]
Jackie Law, review of Soviet Milk // Neverimitate Wordpress, 2018 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // Madhouse Family Reviews, 2018 [EN]
Paul Fulcher, review of Soviet Milk // Goodreads, 2018 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // Louise Norman blog, 2018 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // Reading Matters blog, 2018 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // Anne Goodwin's blog, 2018 [EN]
Review of Soviet Milk // 1streading's blog, 2018 [EN]
Inga Žolude, Eksistenciālais luksuss, review of Soviet Milk // Internet magazine Punctum.lv, 2016 [LV]
Bārbala Simsone, Rūgtais dzīvības dzēriens, review of Soviet Milk // Diena.lv, 2015 [LV]
Anda Baklāne, Par pienu, kura nebija, review of Soviet Milk // Internet magazine Satori.lv, 2015 [LV]
Aivars Madris, Atgriešanās būrī, discussion about the novel Soviet Milk // the Literature and Music Museum (RMM) website, 2015 [LV]
Guntis Berelis, …dzīve ir dzīve ir dzīve…, review of The Virgin's Lesson // Critic Guntis Berelis' literary blog, 2001 [LV]
Guntis Berelis, Kas miris, lai dzīvo, kas dzīvo, lai mirst, review of Celebration of Life // Critic Guntis Berelis' literary blog, 1998 [LV]
In print
2020_Ikstena_NZZ_am_Sonntag_Soviet_Milk.pdf
2019_Ikstena_LaLettura_Interview.pdf
2018_Ikstena_Stradovane_IlLatteDellaMadre.pdf
2022-03-12 Dagsavisen Nora Ikstena 1.pdf
2022-03-12 Dagsavisen Nora Ikstena 2.pdf
2019, shortlisted for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Literature Prize for Soviet Milk
2019, longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses for Soviet Milk
2018, Excellence Award in Culture
2016, The Dzintars Sodums' Award for Mother's Milk
2011, Copyright Eternity Prize for Amour Fou
2006, the Annual Latvian Literature Award for The Indefinite Was
2006, the Baltic Assembly Prize for Literature for The Indefinite Was
2006, The Diena Annual Award in Culture for The Indefinite Was
2004, the Annual Latvian Literature Award for Life Stories
2001, the Annual Latvian Literature Award for The Virgin's Lesson
Life Stories
Life Stories (Dzīves stāsti)
Title
: Life StoriesTitle*
: Dzīves stāstiAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Short Stories
Language
:English
Publisher
:Guernica Editions, Canada
Pages
:122
Year
:2013
Copyrights
:Nora Ikstena
Synopsis
:Story collection in English of Latvian author Nora Ikstena.
Life Stories
Life Stories (Dzīves stāsti)
Title
: Life StoriesTitle*
: Dzīves stāstiAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Short Stories
Language
:Hindi
Publisher
:Vani Prakashan, India
Pages
:152
Year
:2016
Copyrights
:Nora Ikstena
Synopsis
:Story collection in Hindu of Latvian author Nora Ikstena.
Un bianco fazzoletto
Un bianco fazzoletto (Lakatiņš baltais)
Title
: Un bianco fazzolettoTitle*
: Lakatiņš baltaisAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Short Stories
Language
:Italian
Publisher
:Damocle Edizioni, Italia
Pages
:28
Year
:2014
Copyrights
:Nora Ikstena
Synopsis
:Translation in Italian of Nora Ikstena story "Lakatiņš baltais".
The Third Shore. Women`s Fiction from East Central Europe
The Third Shore. Women`s Fiction from East Central Europe (Antoloģija)
Title
: The Third Shore. Women`s Fiction from East Central EuropeTitle*
: AntoloģijaAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Anthology
Language
:English
Publisher
:Northwestern University Press, USA
Pages
:288
Year
:2006
Copyrights
:Nora Ikstena
Synopsis
:A short story in English by Latvian author Nora Ikstena included in anthology dedicated to women writers.
Tregimet e jetës
Tregimet e jetës (Dzīves stāsti)
Title
: Tregimet e jetësTitle*
: Dzīves stāstiAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Short Stories
Language
:Albanian
Publisher
:SHKUPI, Macedonia
Pages
:110
Year
:2016
Copyrights
:Nora Ikstena
Synopsis
:Short story collection in Macedonian of Latvian author Nora Ikstena.
молоко матери
молоко матери (Mātes piens)
Title
: молоко материTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Russian
Publisher
:Rīga, Dienas grāmata
Pages
:168
Year
:2015
Copyrights
:Nora Ikstena
Synopsis
:Novel deals with the post-war period and follows the destinies of three generations of women.
Мајчино млеко
Мајчино млеко (Mātes piens)
Title
: Мајчино млекоTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Macedonian
Publisher
:Antolog, Macedonia
Pages
:160
Year
:2017
Copyrights
:The author, publishing house Dienas grāmata
Synopsis
:Novel deals with the post-war period and follows the destinies of three generations of women.
Soviet Milk
Soviet Milk (Mātes piens)
Title
: Soviet MilkTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:English
Publisher
:Peirene Press, UK
Pages
:190
Year
:2018
Copyrights
:The author, the translator;
Synopsis
:This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. Banished to a village, her sense of isolation increases.
Il latte della madre
Il latte della madre (Mātes piens)
Title
: Il latte della madreTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Italian
Publisher
:Voland, Italy
Pages
:188
Year
:2017
Copyrights
:The author; the publisher;
Synopsis
:This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. Banished to a village, her sense of isolation increases.
Anyatej
Anyatej (Mātes piens)
Title
: AnyatejTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Hungarian
Publisher
:Vince Kiado, Hungary
Pages
:163
Year
:2017
Copyrights
:The author, the translator, the publisher;
Synopsis
:This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. Banished to a village, her sense of isolation increases.
Ǫumёshti I nёnёs
Ǫumёshti I nёnёs (Mātes piens )
Title
: Ǫumёshti I nёnёsTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Albanian
Publisher
:Shkupi Publishing, Macedonia
Pages
:198
Year
:2017
Copyrights
:The author;
Synopsis
:Novel deals with the post-war period and follows the destinies of three generations of women.
Emapiim
Emapiim (Mātes piens)
Title
: EmapiimTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Estonian
Publisher
:Kirjastus Hunt, Estonia
Pages
:224
Year
:2018
Copyrights
:The author
Synopsis
:This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. Banished to a village, her sense of isolation increases.
Feiringen av livet
Feiringen av livet (Dzīves svinēšana)
Title
: Feiringen av livetTitle*
: Dzīves svinēšanaAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Norvegian
Publisher
:Bokbyen Forlag, Norway
Pages
:116
Year
:2019
Copyrights
:The author, the publisher
Synopsis
:A peculiar woman named Eleonora has invited seven colorful characters to her own funeral. Eleonora is peacefully laid to rest, but in the evening following the funeral, these seven people, seven ghosts from the past, share their memories of her.
Motinos pienas
Motinos pienas (Mātes piens)
Title
: Motinos pienasTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Lithuanian
Publisher
:Tyto alba, Lithuania
Pages
:191
Year
:2019
Copyrights
:Dienas grāmata, the author, the translator, the publisher
Synopsis
:Story of three generations of women during the Soviet rule.
Muttermilch
Muttermilch (Mātes piens)
Title
: MuttermilchTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:German
Publisher
:KLAK Verlag, Germany
Pages
:212
Year
:2019
Synopsis
:Novel deals with the post-war period and follows the destinies of three generations of women.
Majčino Mlijeko
Majčino Mlijeko (Mātes piens)
Title
: Majčino MlijekoTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Croatian
Publisher
:Hena Com, Croatia
Pages
:214
Year
:2019
Copyrights
:The author, the publisher, the translator
Synopsis
:This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. Banished to a village, her sense of isolation increases.
Mолоко Mатері
Mолоко Mатері (Mātes piens)
Title
: Mолоко MатеріTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Ukrainian
Publisher
:ПВД Твердиня, Ukraine
Pages
:188
Year
:2019
Copyrights
:The author, the translator, the publisher
Synopsis
:Story of three generations of women during the Soviet rule.
ソビエト・ミルク
ソビエト・ミルク (Mātes piens)
Title
: ソビエト・ミルクTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Japanese
Publisher
:Shinhyoron Publishing, Japan
Pages
:268
Year
:2019
Copyrights
:The author, the publisher, the translator
Synopsis
:This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. Banished to a village, her sense of isolation increases.
Mees sinises vihmamantlis
Mees sinises vihmamantlis (Vīrs zilajā lietusmētelītī)
Title
: Mees sinises vihmamantlisTitle*
: Vīrs zilajā lietusmētelītīAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Estonian
Publisher
:Kirjastus Paradiis, Estonia
Pages
:184
Year
:2019
Copyrights
:The publishers
Synopsis
:A story of a long-lasting friendship and love towards language between an elderly translator of James Joyce, Tebe, and a young female writer.
حليب سوفيتي
حليب سوفيتي (Mātes piens)
Title
: حليب سوفيتيTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Arabic
Publisher
:Mamdouh Adwan, United Arab Emirates
Pages
:166
Year
:2019
Copyrights
:The author, the original publisher
Synopsis
:Novel deals with the post-war period and follows the destinies of three generations of women.
Livets fest
Livets fest (Dzīves svinēšana)
Title
: Livets festTitle*
: Dzīves svinēšanaAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Swedish
Publisher
:Atlantis, Sweden
Pages
:176
Year
:2008
Synopsis
:A peculiar woman named Eleonora has invited seven colorful characters to her own funeral. Eleonora is peacefully laid to rest, but in the evening following the funeral, these seven people, seven ghosts from the past, share their memories of her.
Livets fest
Livets fest (Dzīves svinēšana)
Title
: Livets festTitle*
: Dzīves svinēšanaAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Danish
Publisher
:Rosinante, Denmark
Pages
:141
Year
:2001
Synopsis
:A peculiar woman named Eleonora has invited seven colorful characters to her own funeral. Eleonora is peacefully laid to rest, but in the evening following the funeral, these seven people, seven ghosts from the past, share their memories of her.
Neitsi õpetus
Neitsi õpetus (Jaunavas mācība)
Title
: Neitsi õpetusTitle*
: Jaunavas mācībaAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Estonian
Publisher
:Loomingu Raamatukogu, Estonia
Pages
:104
Year
:2011
Synopsis
:It is a poetic depiction of the history of Latvia in the 20th century through the fate and metaphors of three generations of women.
Elu pühitsus
Elu pühitsus (Dzīves svinēšana)
Title
: Elu pühitsusTitle*
: Dzīves svinēšanaAuthors
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Estonian
Publisher
:Huma, Estonia
Pages
:128
Year
:2003
Synopsis
:A peculiar woman named Eleonora has invited seven colorful characters to her own funeral. Eleonora is peacefully laid to rest, but in the evening following the funeral, these seven people, seven ghosts from the past, share their memories of her.
Gyvenimas yra gyvenimas yra gyvenimas
Gyvenimas yra gyvenimas yra gyvenimas (Jaunavas mācība)
Title
: Gyvenimas yra gyvenimas yra gyvenimasTitle*
: Jaunavas mācībaAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Lithuanian
Publisher
:Mintis, Lithuania
Pages
:208
Year
:2004
Synopsis
:It is a poetic depiction of the history of Latvia in the 20th century through the fate and metaphors of three generations of women.
ღვთისმშობლის დობილი
ღვთისმშობლის დობილი (Dievmātes draudzene)
Title
: ღვთისმშობლის დობილიTitle*
: Dievmātes draudzeneAuthors
:Genre
:Essays
Language
:Georgian
Publisher
:Sulakauri, Georgia
Pages
:103
Year
:2013
Synopsis
:The author's experience living in Georgia.
Sinn und Form 2020 #1
Sinn und Form 2020 #1 (German literary magazine )
Title
: Sinn und Form 2020 #1Title*
: German literary magazineAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Anthology
Language
:German
Publisher
:Akademie der Künste, Germany
Pages
:144
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:This is the very first German translation of the Latvian author Nora Ikstena story Nadje.
Modersmjölken
Modersmjölken (Mātes piens)
Title
: ModersmjölkenTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Swedish
Publisher
:Tranan, Sweden
Pages
:262
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:Novel deals with the post-war period and follows the destinies of three generations of women.
Móðurmjólk
Móðurmjólk (Mātes piens)
Title
: MóðurmjólkTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Faroese
Publisher
:Sprotin, Faroe Islands
Pages
:172
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. Banished to a village, her sense of isolation increases.
დედის რძე
დედის რძე (Mātes piens )
Title
: დედის რძეTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Georgian
Publisher
:Books in Batumi, Georgia
Pages
:179
Year
:2018
Synopsis
:This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. Banished to a village, her sense of isolation increases.
Leche materna
Leche materna (Mātes piens)
Title
: Leche maternaTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Spanish
Publisher
:Vaso Roto, Spain
Pages
:184
Year
:2021
Synopsis
:This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. Banished to a village, her sense of isolation increases.
Mleko matki
Mleko matki (Mātes piens)
Title
: Mleko matkiTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Polish
Publisher
:Sonia Draga
Pages
:243
Year
:2021
Copyrights
:author, publisher
Synopsis
:The novel deals with the post-war period and follows the destinies of three generations of women, with the narrative focused mostly on the 1970s and 1980s.
Morsmelk
Morsmelk (Mātes piens)
Title
: MorsmelkTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Norvegian
Publisher
:Aschehoug
Pages
:204
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:The author
Synopsis
:This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in. Banished to a village, her sense of isolation increases.
Air susu ibu
Air susu ibu (Māte piens)
Title
: Air susu ibuTitle*
: Māte piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Indonesian
Publisher
:PT Haru Media Sejahtera
Pages
:234
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:The novel deals with the post-war period and follows the destinies of three generations of women, with the narrative focused mostly on the 1970s and 1980s.
Μητρικό γάλα
Μητρικό γάλα (Mātes piens)
Title
: Μητρικό γάλαTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Greek
Publisher
:Vakxikon publishing
Pages
:196
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:The novel deals with the post-war period and follows the destinies of three generations of women, with the narrative focused mostly on the 1970s and 1980s.
Small is my land. Poetry and prose from Latvia
Small is my land. Poetry and prose from Latvia (Dzeja un proza no Latvijas)
Title
: Small is my land. Poetry and prose from LatviaTitle*
: Dzeja un proza no LatvijasAuthors
: , , , , , , , , , ,Translated by
:Genre
:Anthology
Language
:English
Publisher
:Edinburgh Review, Scotland
Pages
:88
Year
:2005
Copyrights
:Authors
Synopsis
:Poetry and prose collection in English of contemporary Latvian authors.
Descant 124. In Latvia, Observed / Abroad / In Memory
Descant 124. In Latvia, Observed / Abroad / In Memory (Latvijai veltīts literārā žurnāla Descant numurs)
Title
: Descant 124. In Latvia, Observed / Abroad / In MemoryTitle*
: Latvijai veltīts literārā žurnāla Descant numursAuthors
: , , , , , , , , , , , ,Genre
:Anthology
Language
:English
Publisher
:Descant Arts & Letters Foundation, Canada
Pages
:251
Year
:2004
Copyrights
:Authors
Synopsis
:An issue of literary journal in English dedicated to Latvia, includes translations of contemporary Latvian authors.
The Baltics Riveter
The Baltics Riveter (Baltijas literatūras almanahs)
Title
: The Baltics RiveterTitle*
: Baltijas literatūras almanahsAuthors
: , , , , , , , , ,Translated by
: , , , , ,Genre
:Anthology
Language
:English
Publisher
:The Riveter, United Kingdom
Pages
:108
Year
:2018
Copyrights
:The contributors
Synopsis
:The fourth edition of the literary magazine The Riveter, that is dedicated to present literature from the Baltics, inluding guest editors, reviews and sample translations.
Läti jutud. Valik 2000. aastate läti lühiproosat
Läti jutud. Valik 2000. aastate läti lühiproosat (Latviešu stāsti)
Title
: Läti jutud. Valik 2000. aastate läti lühiproosatTitle*
: Latviešu stāstiAuthors
: , , , , , , , , ,Translated by
:Genre
:Anthology
Language
:Estonian
Publisher
:Libri Livoniae, Estonia
Pages
:155
Year
:2018
Copyrights
:The publisher, the translator
Synopsis
:Short stories of ten Latvian writers
Foreign Literature and Art
Foreign Literature and Art (Ārzemju literatūra un māksla)
Title
: Foreign Literature and ArtTitle*
: Ārzemju literatūra un mākslaAuthors
: , , , , , , ,Translated by
:Genre
:Anthology
Language
:Chinese
Publisher
:Shanghai Translation Publishing house
Pages
:164
Year
:2018
Иностранная литература 3 (2019)
Иностранная литература 3 (2019) (Ārzemju literatūra)
Title
: Иностранная литература 3 (2019)Title*
: Ārzemju literatūraAuthors
: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,Translated by
: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,Genre
:Anthology
Language
:Russian
Publisher
:Иностранная литература, Russia
Pages
:287
Year
:2019
Synopsis
:Literary magazine on foreign literature
Женщина в янтаре. Антология латвийской прозы
Женщина в янтаре. Антология латвийской прозы (Latvian prose anthology)
Title
: Женщина в янтаре. Антология латвийской прозыTitle*
: Latvian prose anthologyAuthors
: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,Translated by
:Genre
:Anthology
Language
:Russian
Publisher
:Вагриус, Russia
Pages
:240
Year
:2008
Synopsis
:Latvian prose anthology
Människomuseet. Lettland berättar
Människomuseet. Lettland berättar (Cilvēku muzejs. Latvijas proza)
Title
: Människomuseet. Lettland berättarTitle*
: Cilvēku muzejs. Latvijas prozaAuthors
: , , , , , , , , , ,Translated by
:Genre
:Anthology
Language
:Swedish
Publisher
:Tranan, Sweden
Pages
:265
Year
:2008
Synopsis
:Anthology of Latvian prose
Unstetes leben
Unstetes leben (Antoloģija)
Title
: Unstetes lebenTitle*
: AntoloģijaAuthors
: , , ,Translated by
:Genre
:Anthology
Language
:German
Publisher
:KLAK
Pages
:237
Year
:2021
Copyrights
:publisher
Synopsis
:An anthology in German of Baltic Literature.
Baltic Belles: The Dedalus Book of Latvian Women's Literature
Baltic Belles: The Dedalus Book of Latvian Women's Literature (Antoloģija)
Title
: Baltic Belles: The Dedalus Book of Latvian Women's LiteratureTitle*
: AntoloģijaAuthors
: , , , , , , , , , , ,Genre
:Anthology
Language
:English
Publisher
:https://www.dedalusbooks.com
Pages
:308
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:This anthology is the first of its kind in English to show a fuller spectrum of Latvian women's writing spanning more than a century.
