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Latvian Women Writers
This is a list of women writers who were born in Latvia or whose writings are closely associated with that country. A * Amanda Aizpuriete (1956–2023), poet, translator, poetry translated into several languages * Lidiia Alekseeva (1909–1989), poet, translator and writer of short stories * Aspazija, pen name of Elza PliekÅ¡Äne, (1865–1943), poet, playwright, journalist, feminist B * IngmÄra Balode (born 1981), poet, translator * Vizma BelÅ¡evica (1931–2005), widely translated poet, semi-autobiographical novelist * Lija BrÄ«daka (1932–2022), poet * Anna Brigadere (1861–1933), playwright, autobiographer E * RegÄ«na Ezera, pen name of RegÄ«na Å amreto (1930–2002), novelist, short story writer H * Maria Holm (1845–1912), poet, playwright, wrote in German I * Nora Ikstena (born 1969), writer, novelist J * Elfriede Jaksch (1842–1897), German-language novelist, short story writer * Ilze Jaunalksne (born 1976), journalist, television presenter K * Ivande Kaija (18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marta Krūmiņa-Vitrupe
Marta KrÅ«miņa-Vitrupe (born Marta Legzdiņa; March29, 1908February6, 2010) was a Latvian people, Latvian poet, writer and chess master who won the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 1941. Biography Marta KrÅ«miņa-Vitrupe was born into a peasant family, which has grown four daughters and a son. She studied at the school in Limbaži, then in Riga was engaged in playing the piano. Married with playwright and poet Hugo Teodors KrÅ«miņš (1901–1990), who was a member of the Latvian community of writers "Green Crow". In their home in the summer often visited well-known creative people: Eriks Adamsons, Aleksandrs ÄŒaks, JÄnis Grots, Aleksandrs GrÄ«ns, JÄnis Sudrabkalns, MÄrtiņš ZÄ«verts. During World War II Marta Krumina-Vitrupe together with her husband left Latvia. The early years of exile they conducted first in Germany, and in 1950 the family moved to United States in Cleveland. There Marta KrÅ«miņa-Vitrupe worked in city hospital, and the last years of her life s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MÄra ZÄlÄ«te
MÄra ZÄlÄ«te (born 18 February 1952 in Krasnoyarsk) is a Siberian-born Latvian writer and cultural worker. Biography ZÄlÄ«te's literary works include poetry, essays, plays, drama, prose and librettos. They often deal with historical problems and have symbolic meanings that correspond with mythology and Latvian culture and people. The author's works have been translated in many languages including Russian, English, German, Swedish, Estonian, and French. Her first literary works were published in the early 1970s. During the 1980s, ZÄlÄ«te turned to playwriting, composing librettos for musicals and writing rock operas. Her works have used music by many eminent Latvian artists such as Raimonds Pauls and JÄnis LÅ«sÄ“ns. She has earned many literary prizes and national awards, including the Order of the Three Stars, and is considered one of the greatest Latvian social figures. Her first prose work – the autobiographical novel “Five fingers†(2013), earned wide recogni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaira VÄ«Ä·e-Freiberga
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (; born 1 December 1937) is a Latvian politician who served as the sixth president of Latvia from 1999 to 2007. She is the first and to date only woman to hold the post and the most recent to be re-elected for a second term. Freiberga is a professor and interdisciplinary scholar, having published eleven books and numerous articles, essays and book chapters in addition to her extensive speaking engagements. As President of the Republic of Latvia 1999–2007, she was instrumental in achieving membership in the European Union and NATO for her country. She is active in international politics, was named Special Envoy to the Secretary General on United Nations reform and was official candidate for UN Secretary General in 2006. She remains active in the international arena and continues to speak in defense of liberty, equality and social justice, and for the need of Europe to acknowledge the whole of its history. She is a well-known pro-European, as such, in Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velta Toma
Velta Toma (31 January 1912 – 26 April 1999) was a Latvian poet and an honorary member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. She also used the pen name Velta Pavasara (literally Velta Spring). Biography Born in Nereta in the south of Latvia, Toma attended the local primary school and the secondary school in JÄ“kabpils before studying at the Zeltmata School of Latvian Drama. She started writing poetry while still at secondary school. Her first published poem ''JÅ«lija vakaros'' (July Evening) appeared in the newspaper ''JaunÄkÄs ziņas'' in 1936 but her first collection ''MinÄ“jums'' (Guess) was not published until 1943. It covers the same themes as her later work: life and death, family roots, longing for love and a sense of local belonging. Toma's work is indeed closely associated with patriotism and later the sadness of exile. Another constant concern in Toma's poetry is the place of women, characterized by deep sensitivity but also with a woman's sense of mission. In 1944, To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daina Taimina
Daina may refer to: * Daina (Latvia), Latvian folksong * Daina (Lithuania), Lithuanian folksong * Daina (name), Latvian and Lithuanian female given name * Daina (organization), Lithuanian cultural organization that functioned in (1899–1915) Other * ''Daina'' (film), a 1984 Indian Bodo documentary film * Daina (software) * Siata Daina, an Italian car {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lelde Stumbre
Lelde Stumbre (born 30 January 1952) is a Latvian dramatist and politician. Author of many plays, she also wrote the screenplay to '' Lai tev labi klÄjas!'', a 1995 TV series. She was a candidate for the Latvian parliament in 2011, but finished as the first runner up for her party in the Riga voting region. In 2014 Stumbre briefly served in the Saeima The Saeima () is the parliament of the Latvia, Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the p ... from 30 January to 20 March as a substitute for EinÄrs Cilinskis. References 1952 births Living people People from Auce National Alliance (Latvia) politicians Deputies of the 11th Saeima Latvian dramatists and playwrights Latvian women dramatists and playwrights Latvian women writers Women deputies of the Saeima {{Latvia-writer-stub 21st-century Latvian women pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita StÄraste-BordevÄ«ka
Margarita StÄraste-BordevÄ«ka (née Barvika; 2 February 1914 – 18 February 2014) was a Latvian children's books writer, born in Vladimir, Tsarist Russia. StÄraste-BordevÄ«ka's most popular books are ''Balti tÄ«ri sniega vÄ«ri'' (1942), ''ZiemassvÄ“tku pasakas'' (1943), ''Zīļuks'' (1961), ''Pasaku Äbece'' (1969) and ''LÄcÄ«Å¡a RÅ«cÄ«Å¡a raibÄ diena'' (1977). Her first book was published in 1942. She co-authored a collection of folksongs in the Livonian language ''UrÅ«! RurÅ«!'' (1994), later published in Latvian as well. On 7 April 1999, StÄraste-BordevÄ«ka was awarded the title as Commander of the Order of the Three Stars Order of the Three Stars () is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is ''Per aspera ad astra'', meaning "Through hardships towards the .... StÄraste-BordevÄ«ka died on 18 February 2014, 16 days after her 100th birthday. See also * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūta Skujiņa
Rūta Skujiņa (28 May 1907 – 16 April 1964) was a Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ...n poet. She was the sister of Austra Skujiņa. Bibliography *"Kuģi" (1935) *"Zvaigžņu bērni" (1937) *"Putni" (1947) *"Vējš svaida kaijas" (1964) References 1907 births 1964 deaths People from Limbaži Municipality People from Riga county Latvian women poets 20th-century Latvian poets Latvian World War II refugees Latvian emigrants to the United States {{Latvia-poet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Sakse
Anna Sakse (January 16, 1905 – March 2, 1981) was a Latvian writer and translator. She also wrote under the names Austra SÄ“ja, SmÄ«ns, TrÄ«ne GrÄ“ciņa and Zane MežadÅ«ja. Anna Sakse was born in 1905. She was born into a poor farming family in Vidzeme and studied teaching and Baltic philology at the University of Riga but left without completing a degree. Sakse next worked at translation and proofreading for various publications. She married Edgars Abzalons. In 1934, she joined the Communist Party, then illegal. At the start of World War II, she left for Russia. During this time, she was editor of the Latvian communist journal ''Cīņa''. She returned to Latvia in 1944 at the same time as the Soviet army entered the country. In 1965, she was awarded the title People's Writer of the Latvian SSR. Her works have been translated in several eastern European and Asian languages. The first publication was the poem "The Dream of God" in the newspaper Tukums News in 1925. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Saburova
Irina Evgenyevna Saburova (, 1 April 1907 – 22 November 1979) was a Russian writer, poet, translator, and magazine editor. Biography Saburova was born in Riga, Latvia, and lived there and at her father's estate until 1915. She received her education in both German and Russian high schools, and then attended the French Institute in Riga. In 1917-18 she lived in Finland, afterwards returning to Riga and living there until 1943. She started writing at the age of eight; her first story was published in the Riga journal ''The Lighthouse'' in 1923. She contributed to various papers in Riga and the Soviet Union until the Soviet occupation of the Baltic states in 1940. From 1933 to 1940 she edited the journal ''For You'', and worked as a translator. During World War II she went to Berlin and then to Munich where she remained for the rest of her life. After 1953 she became a regular contributor to several international Russian papers, including ''The New Russian Word'' (New York City) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarita Perveņecka
Margarita Perveņecka (born 16 January 1976 in Riga) is a Latvian playwright and prose writer. Her works have been performed in numerous Latvian theatres, and are noted for displaying an unusual view of the world, poetic expression, foreign words, science terms and neologisms, creating an alienated society. She received the LiteratÅ«ras gada balva (Literature award) in 2011 for her novel A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ... "''Gaetano Krematoss''". Works Plays * ''CivilÄ·Ä“de jeb Jautrais karuselis''. ŽurnÄlÄ "TeÄtra VÄ“stnesis", 1998; iestudÄ“ta teÄtrÄ« ACUD, BerlÄ«nÄ“, 2002 * ''NeaizmirstulÄ«Å¡u desas papÄ«rs'', ar nosaukumu ''Å…ezabudka vulgaris'' iestudÄ“ta teÄtrÄ« "TT", 2002 * ''Drakula'' (pÄ“c B. Stokera motÄ«viem), iestudÄ“ta Daugavpils teÄtrÄ«, 2003 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |