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21%OFFAnna Auzina - Six Latvian Poets - 9781906570392 - V9781906570392
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Six Latvian Poets

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Description for Six Latvian Poets Paperback. An anthology showcasing the generation of Latvian poets who started writing and publishing after the country gained independence following the disintegration of the Soviet Union. All six have been shortlisted for or received the top Latvian literary prizes yet have retained their ability to surprise and refusal to pander to any convention. Editor(s): Lesinska, Ieva. Series: New Voices from Europe. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AJB; DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
In this second anthology introducing contemporary Baltic poetry, we meet the younger generation of Latvian poets who started writing and publishing after the country gained independence following the disintegration of the Soviet Union of which it had been part for half a century, a generation whose poetics is placed in a wider context by the editor and translator Ieva Lesinska and by the leading poet and translator of the older generation Juris Kronbergs, in their superbly informative introductions which offer many insights, both serious and witty, into the present and past of Latvian poetry.

Product Details

Publisher
Arc Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
178
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
New Voices from Europe
Condition
New
Weight
293g
Number of Pages
178
Place of Publication
Lancs, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906570392
SKU
V9781906570392
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About Anna Auzina
ANNA AUZINA was born in 1975 in Riga. Growing up in a family of writers, she began publishing her poetry as early as 1990. Auzina studied Fine Arts and has been exhibiting her paintings since 1994. Having spent five reluctant years in advertising, she has, so far, published two prize-winning volumes of poetry - 'Atskirtie darzi' (Opened ... Read more

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