Kristīne Ulberga (born 1979) is a
Latvian novelist and a winner of the Latvian Literature Annual Award (2013).
Biography
Kristīne Ulberga was born in
Riga
Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...
in 1979. She obtained a degree in
theology
Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...
from the
University of Latvia
University of Latvia (, shortened ''LU'') is a public research university located in Riga, Latvia. The university was established in 1919.
History
The University of Latvia, initially named as the Higher School of Latvia () was founded on Se ...
.
Career
Ulberga began her writing career with a
young adult novel
Young adult literature (YA) is typically written for readers aged 12 to 18 and includes most of the themes found in adult fiction, such as family dysfunction, substance abuse, alcoholism, and sexuality. It is characterized by simpler world build ...
''Es grāmatas nelasu'' (''I Don't Read Books'') in 2008.
[ It was written in response to her partner's son who did not like to read in order to encourage him to do so.][ These books were adopted into the Latvian school curriculum, and optioned for film rights.][
Published in 2011, Ulberga's ''Zaļā vārna'' (''The Green Crow'') was her first book for adults. It received the Raimonds Gerkens Prize,][ and the Latvian Literature Annual Award for best prose work. An English translation was published in 2018 by as part of the Peter Owen World Series: Baltic Season ().]
Selected works
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References
1979 births
Living people
Writers from Riga
Latvian novelists
21st-century novelists
University of Latvia alumni
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