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Gunārs Priede (March 17, 1928 – December 22, 2000) was a Soviet and Latvian writer and playwright. He was originally a civil engineer for the Soviet government in Latvia who became the most important Latvian playwright of the Soviet era. He penned numerous dramas and comedies with lyrical, metaphorical and realist qualities, reflecting social conditions in Latvia at the time. He was appointed Writers' Union of Drama Consultant (1958 - 1960), to Riga Film Studio (1960 - 1964), the Ministry of Culture (1964 - 1965), the Latvian Filmmakers Union Board as secretary (1965 - 1968), secretary of the Writers’ Union (1972 - 1974), secretary the Writers' Union Board (1974 - 1984), the Lenin and USSR State Prize Committee (1975 - 1989), and the Latvian Brethren Cemetery Committee (1989). He was awarded with 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 ...
(IV class).


Plays

* Jaunākā brāļa vasara (1955) * Lai arī rudens (1956) * Normunda meitene (1958) * Vikas pirmā balle (1960) * Miks un Dzilna (1963) * Tava labā slava (1965) * Pa valzivju ceļu (1965) * Trīspadsmitā (1966) * Smaržo sēnes (1967) * Otīlija un viņas bērnubērni (1971) * Ugunskurs lejā pie stacijas (1972) * Žagatas dziesma (1978) * Vai mēs viņu pazīsim? (1980) * Mācību trauksme (1980) * Saniknotā slieka (1983) * Filiāle (1983) * Centrifūga (1985) * Sniegotie kalni (1986)


References

1928 births 2000 deaths 20th-century Latvian writers Writers from Riga Communist Party of Latvia politicians Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1975–1980 University of Latvia alumni People's Writers of the Latvian SSR Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour {{Latvia-writer-stub Latvian dramatists and playwrights Latvian male writers Soviet dramatists and playwrights Soviet male writers