Books from Latvia Doom 94


Jānis Joņevs Wrecking Ball Press


The story is set in the 1990s in Jelgava and looks at the burgeon- ing craze for heavy metal. Jonevs relates the intimate diary of a youngster trying to find himself by joining a subculture.


Insomnia


Alberts Bels Parthian Books


Originally written in 1967 and not released in its uncensored form until 2003, Bels’ infamous novel concerns the taboo subject of the Latvian Legion, and the atmos- phere of inertia and paralysis in Soviet-era Latvia.


30 Questions People Don’t Ask


inga Gaile Pleiades Press


The poems of Inga Gaile re-centre subjects of feminism and gender and offer an urgent, at times mythic, vision of the self, trapped inside the claustrophobic press of history, nature, technology and conflict.


Queen of Seagulls


Illustrated by Rūta Briede Te Emma Press


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myster- ious


There are things that Renata has forgotten about herself, and she must uncover the truth before


it’s too late. This is a story about seagulls, magic and true love.


The Project. Orbita


Orbita Group Arc Publications


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Perfor- mative


This volume combines poetry, translation, imagery, web technologies, video and sound to offer a diverse introduction to orbita’s vital and consistently innovative art.


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Most ironic


Gestures


Artis Ostups Ugly Duckling Presse


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sapiens


This collection of prose poems connects seemingly distinct elements, found either in urban space or in the realms of cultural history where descriptions of landscapes and people pose no consoling effect.


Soviet Milk


Nora Ikstena Peirene Press


This award-winning bestseller considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character in the story tries to follow her calling as a doctor. But then the state steps in.


Dog Town Luīze Pastore


& Reinis Pētersons Firefly Press


Based on a local legend, this is a story of myths, maps, talking dogs and summer adventures in Maskachka district of Riga.


Bicki-Buck


Books Te Emma Press


The Bicki-Buck Books are postcard-sized picture books, each featuring the work of a


handy


different Latvian illustrator alongside a famous Latvian children’s poem or nursery rhyme.


All Better Inese Zandere (Little Island) Collection of poems and rhymes that helps to make being sick a little less scary, with poems about broken bones, chickenpox, having an injection and many more—with char- acters that will make young readers smile and laugh.


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drama- tic


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