248pp. As new. Unread. Traduit du letton par Ncolas Auzanneau at Inta Geile Latviesu un francu valoda - Adamsona noveles, manuprat, var pielidzinat divaini skaistajam namu fasadem, ar kadam 19. gadsimta nogale un 20. gadsimta sakuma pasauli parsteidza jugendstils. Ari taja kopa saderas skietami nesavienojamais - milzigas sejas un pavu astes, rapuli, ziditaji, insekti un augi. Tomer neka dzive nesastopama jugendstila dekorejumos nav, ikviens elements ir atpazistams un meistarigi ielikts istaja vieta." (Z.Skujins) xx View More...
89pp. Tr. and with an afterword by Manfred, Peter Hein. Schon fr ihren ersten Band Die Untiefen des Verrats (1993) wurde sie gerhmt als neue lyrische Stimme, beschworen in ihrer stillen Rebellion der Worte und der eindringlichen Alltagsnhe ihrer Themen. Da war weder Pathos noch Beschaulichkeit, dafr beeindruckte die dichterische Leidenschaft ihrer zugleich verstndlichen und doch mit Widerhaken krakenden Sprache View More...
522pp. A very good, clean, unmarked copy. Trilingual. Text in Latvian, Russian, English "The types of folktales are arranged in accordance with the system elaborated by A. Aarne and S. Thompson (their designation system is preserved as well). A short reproduction of the contents of each tale is added. Different variations and potential new types are noted with a star put before the number of the type." (Author) [Caveat lector: The English translation although servicable is generally abysmal.] " Ciktal man bija iespejams parbaudit noradijumus uz tekstiem, tad jasaka, ka raditajs ir izstrada... View More...
127pp. An as new copy. Translated by R. L. Krievina. Lakoniskas, dabas noskanu piesa-tinatas dzejas rindas latviski un angliski lasamas dzejnieka Jana Baltvilka krajuma ---- (Vins) ar mums sarunajas zem kokiem. Tas ir sarunas par lapseni, taurinu, caurve-u, sauli, veju, smilgu, mezu, putnu, zivim, upi, cela putekliem, zvaigznem, zemi un citu dzivo un nedzivo Latvijas dabu." View More...
83pp. Very good, clean, tight copy. Janis Grinvalds Diary Ruta Veidemane "-- Amanda Aizpuriete. Poems Edvins Raups. Poems Viesturs Vecgravis The World Captured in the Formulas of Poetry and More: Velta Snikere Velta Snikere. Poems Sergei Timofeyev About Orbita or An Introduction That Should Have Been Written by Somebody Else. Orbita. Poems View More...
71pp. A very good, clean, bright, tight copy. Selections from Belsevicas poerty translated into Swedish by the acclaimed Latvian poet and transkator Juris Kronbergs. "Ulfs Bergkvists (Bergkvist) laikraksta "Ostersunds-Posten" saskata Belsevicas dzeja jauna laika telu un atzinu atklasmi, priecajas par dzejnieces valodas kosumu, kas labs apliecinajums ari tulkotaju spejam uzminet varda paslepto brinumu un atrast tam sinonimu zviedru valodas novados." View More...
137pp. with 3 pages of Verlag Gulbis advertisements. A very good, clean unmarked copy with pages uniformly aged with some light discolouration to top of front cover. Trans by author. Does not appear to be Harro v. Hirschheydt's 1972 Hanover reprint but just might be as otherwise the book is in remarkably good condition. Lettische Literatur Band III "Blaumanis bersetzte viele lettisch verfasste Werke, wie sein naturalistisches Drama Die Indrans (1904), ins Deutsche.Er verfasste Prosawerke wie die heute in Lettland noch sehr bekannten Novellen Die Raudup-Wirtin (1889) oder Im Schatten des ... View More...
548pp. A New copy. Unread. "Au cours du 20eme siecle, l'histoire de la Lettonie a connu des bouleversements, son developpement ayant ete stoppe par des arrets brutaux et emaille de nombreuses reussites aussi bien que de tragiques epreuves. La Lettonie a conquis, perdu et reconquis son independance, elle a survecu a plusieurs revolutions et occupations ainsi qu'aux deux guerres mondiales devastatrices ...." View More...
67pp.Illustrated - 10 tipped in colour plates by Varuzs Karapetjans. Text in Latvian, German Russian and English. An attractively published paen celebrating Riga. "The subject of this book is Riga - Riga, a Hanseatic city and treasure trove of art nouveau; a city that for centuries has been a dynamic intersection of roads and cultures; a city coveted and conquered, treasured and protected. The paintings by Armenian poet Varuz echo and further enhance the poetry." View More...
143pp. Translated by Ruth Speirs Almost as new. "...commitment expresses itself in tenderness as well as irony, but most often in a streak of compassion that feeds his poetry like an underground stream." (A. Ivaska) " Dear reader, set your watch by Caklais's clock. What time is it.... by Caklais's.. it is The Hour of the Hedgehog, the Second of the Grasshopper..."( Andrei Voznesensky) View More...
15 poems by Aleksandrs Caks translated into German, English, Russian, French, Spanish and Swedish15 dzejoli tulkoti vacu, anglu, krievu, francu, spanu un zviedru valoda. View More...
250pp. Photographs. Fine. "Cimdina does an excellent job illustrating the president's war-torn childhood and how it molded her into the women she is. --There are moments when she goes so far as to almost deify the president. --The book's strength is its raw material - direct interviews, powerful excerpts from speeches, publications and poems, official documents, and poignant photographs " (E.Celms) View More...
285pp + 242 pp Text in English and Latvian."The purpose of this collection has not been to overview the historical developments for the 20-year period following the renewal of independence, but more so focusing on specific spiritual and intellectual aspects of life - its ideas, images, and symbols which, since the period of National Awakening in the mid 19th century, but especially at the beginning of the 20th century, have consciously or unconsciously created the ideological foundations for the nation and the state. Latvia and the Latvian dimension as it has been realised and recorded throu... View More...
126pp. A very good, clean unmarked, almost as new copy." Translated from the Latvian by Robert Fearnley in collaboration with Velta Snikere. "Eglitis, one of Latvia's great poets, has been writing with elegance and great lyric power of love, humanity and freedom for half a century. The 80 poems in Gallows over Europe express his political awareness and his fervent patriotism as well as his deep religious experience and concern for the human condition. These eloquent translations will carry the universal message of these poems to a wider public--" (Lituanus) View More...
73pp. Cover has some very faint scuffmarks, else a very good, clean, tight copy. SIGNED by Eglitis with a presentation inscription in his hand. "vienam no pirmajiem Andrejam Eglitim nu individuals krajums, tulkots vacu valoda Hamburg-Hamm -- virsraksts patapinats no krajuma "Lasts" publiceta dzejola "Dodiet man citas debesis", kas labi izraudzits, jo Eglisa dzeju var raksturot ari ka izmisigas klainotaja un izdzita raudas zem kurlam debesim." (G.Irbe) View More...
[16] A very good, clean, bright copy. 3 full page colour plates by Strunke and 2 b&w. Translated from the Latvian by Velta Snikere. Edited by W.K. Mathews. "Of unequalled beauty and intensity of feeling are the prophetic pre-exile lines by Andrejs Eglitis, the dean of our national bards: "God, Thy earth is aflame - in fires of hatred and sin!" (J. Silenieks) ( reference to the loss of independance and freedsom through the Soviet invasion) View More...
62pp. An as new copy. Translated from the Latvian by V. Snikere. "these pledges of love, written during a whole lifetime, are vividly intertwined with voices of the living and the dead, with graves aqnd cradles, roses and moonlight, with emotions and visions appearing like rainbows and streaks of lightning, and expressing the heights of pain and longing." ( A. Egliena View More...
231pp. Dj. unfaded with some very slight edgewear. A very good, clean, bright, tight copy Translated by L. Parks. "Ajurjonga displays the author's conception of the Far East in full scale. It is based on a thorough study of the past and present day problems besetting the folks of Asia. Above all, it is an adventure story of excessive tension, salted with wit and relieved by glimpses of humour, which can hardly leave the reader unconcerned." (publisher) View More...
280pp. Very Good. Translated from the Latvian by Robert Fearnley. This author has been described as having the makings of a Latvian Dostoyevsky. Our tortured protagonist forsakes Canada for the Soviet Union, only to escape and return to his now reunited parents in Canada again. xxyy View More...
190pp. A very good copy. " En effet, et ce bien avant la fondation de l'Etat letton, la culture francaise etait le troisieme element fecondant dans l'elaboration des canons de l'art moderne letton.(V. Vecgravis) View More...
147pp. A very good, clean, bright, tight copy. Front cover title Latvian Prayers Bilingual text-- Latvian and English. Prayers by the notable Latvian theologian and scholar Egils Grislis. "The prayers of this little volume have been prepared in both Latvian and English upon the kind encouragement of the publisher, Eduard Dobelis While the Latvian and English versions correspond as to their essential content, no attempt was made to produce a litteral translation. View More...
115pp. As New. Translated by Margita Gailitis. Edited by Vija Kostoff. "Nora Ikstena?s daring, charming, and often mischievous fiction opens up new paths not only for Latvian literature in English translation but for English literature itself." (Jeremy Davies) "A deceptive simplicity, a desire to make language burst into life, a care for the deep but none too reliable emotions that bind us - whether Nora Ikstena is describing a blossom-strewn porch in spring, a misunderstood daughter or an ingenuous prostitute?s inner world, her stories mine both sharp reality and storytelling gold from the o... View More...
115pp. SIGNED and inscribed by the author. As New. Translated by Margita Gailitis. Edited by Vija Kostoff. "Nora Ikstena?s daring, charming, and often mischievous fiction opens up new paths not only for Latvian literature in English translation but for English literature itself." (Jeremy Davies) "A deceptive simplicity, a desire to make language burst into life, a care for the deep but none too reliable emotions that bind us - whether Nora Ikstena is describing a blossom-strewn porch in spring, a misunderstood daughter or an ingenuous prostitute?s inner world, her stories mine both sharp rea... View More...
198pp/ A very good + clean, bright, tight, unmarked copy.Exile Latvian author's first novel in English. "The Ligo songs,, the bright intricate dance, the crowning of garlands,- all the traditional Latvian festivities were interrupted that Midsummer's Eve when a girl was found drowned in the millpond. This happening fatally disrupts all of Igna's plans for the future. To search for the meaning of this tragedy Igna leaves the countryside for the capital city of Riga, faces the urban realities of hunger, unemployment, class oppression and finds love. ---- A moving drama of human interaction t... View More...
192 pp. FINE. Paper covers with a very good + colour photo facsimili dust jacket enclosed in a clear mylar protector. An attractive copy. profusely illustrated b&w photographs with several colour plates bilingual Latvian English text with national chronology pp 3-39. This publication is an introduction and overview of the independent prewar Latvia written both for the exiled Latvian community as well as for an English speaking readership. Text by V. Kaminskis, V. Lamsters and H. Ritums. Translation by J. Viduma. View More...
