9781910974384: The Book of Riga: A City in Short Fiction (Reading the City)
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ISBN 10: 1910974382 ISBN 13: 9781910974384
Editorial: Comma Press, 2018

Sinopsis

Riga may be over 800 years old as a city, but its status as capital of an independent Latvia is only a century old, with half of that time spent under Soviet rule. Despite this, it has established itself as a vibrant, creative hub, attracting artists, performers, and writers from across the Baltic region. The stories gathered here chronicle this growth and on-going transformation, and offer glimpses into the dark humour, rich history, contrasting perspectives, and love of the mythic, that sets the city’s artistic community apart. As its history might suggest, Riga is a work in progress; and for many of the characters in these stories, it is the possibilities of what the city might become, more than merely what it is now, that drives the imagination of its people. This book is published with the support of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and The Latvian Writers Union. Foreword by former President of Latvia (1999-2007) Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga. Translated from the Latvian by Kaija Straumanis, Suzanne McQuade, Uldis Balodis, Ieva Lešinska, Mārta Ziemelis and Žanete Vēvere Pasqualini.

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Acerca del autor

Eva Eglāja-Kristsone is a literary scholar, born in 1977. She is Leading Researcher at the Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art at the University of Latvia. She is the author of Connectors of the Latvian and Western Exile Writers which won the Special Award in Latvian Literature in 2015.

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Editorial
Comma Press
Año de publicación
2018
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1910974382
ISBN 13 
9781910974384
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
144
Editor
Parkinson Becca, Eglaja-Kristsone Eva
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