Nations are sometimes defined by borders, but more interestingly by language. Latvia is thus defined by a language spoken by…
The Baltics Riveter
Reading this book is like plunging head-first into deep water. You don’t know what awaits – either in the depths,…
When Jacob, a young, rather lonely city boy with a big imagination, learns he’s going to have to spend his…
A man who has lost his job decides to end his life loudly. He wanders through Riga looking for a…
The Book of Riga does much more than transport the reader to Latvia’s capital. Part of Comma Press’s ‘Reading the…
Nora Ikstena’s magnificient Soviet Milk was most worthy of my efforts as a translator in tackling its inherent challenges. How to…