The Book of Riga

A City in Short Fiction

von Svens Kuzmins, Pauls Bankovskis, Dace Ruksane, Ilze Jansone, Juris Zvirgzdins, Gundega Repse, Kristine Zelve, Andra Neiburga

144 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Riga may be over 800 years old as a city, but its status as capital of an independent Latvia is only a century old, with half of that time spent under Soviet rule. Despite this, it has established itself as a vibrant, creative hub, attracting artists, performers, and writers from across the Baltic region. The stories gathered here chronicle this growth and on-going transformation, and offer glimpses into the dark humor, rich history, contrasting perspectives, and love of the mythic, that sets the city's artistic community apart. As its history might suggest, Riga is a work in progress; and for many of the characters in these stories, it is the possibilities of what the city might become, more than merely what it is now, that drives the imagination of its people.

• Reihe: Reading the City
• Themen: Belletristik Besonderheiten Kurzgeschichten
• ISBN: 9781910974384
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.04.2018
• Größe: 198 x 128 mm
• Verlag: Comma Press
• Herausgegeben von: Becca Parkinson, Eva Eglaja-Kristsone