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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 (born 1956), poet, translator, poetry translated into several languages *Aspazija, pen name of Elza Pliekšāne, (1865–1943), poet, playwright, journalist, feminist B *Ingmāra Balode (born 1981), poet, translator *Vizma Belševica (1931–2005), widely translated poet, semi-autobiographical novelist *Lija Brīdaka (1932–2022), poet *Anna Brigadere (1861–1933), playwright, autobiographer E *Regīna Ezera, pen name of Regīna Šamreto (1930–2002), novelist, short story writer H *Maria Holm (1845–1912), poet, playwright, wrote in German J *Elfriede Jaksch (1842–1897), German-language novelist, short story writer *Ilze Jaunalksne (born 1976), journalist, television presenter K *Ivande Kaija (1876–1942), feminist, journalist, novelist *Mirdza Ķempe (1907–1974), poet, playwright, translator *Velga Krile (1945–1991), acclaimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |