The recipients of the 2024 Latvian Literature of the Year Award have been announced

The recipients of the 2024 Latvian Literature of the Year Award have been announced
The recipients of the 2024 Latvian Literature of the Year Award have been announced
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Andra Manfelde “Is mom at home?”, Day Book

Louise Pastor “This is my series”, Aminori

Winner: Kārlis Vērdiņš “Jandāliņš”, Big and Small

Inese Zander “Invent your own car”, Big and Small

Inese Zander “The birds see us”, Big and Small

The best translation of poetry in Latvian

Serhiy Žadans “Kharkiv Dynamo”, sung by Ingmāra Balode, Jānis Elsbergs, Māra Polyakova, Māris Salējs, Orbita

Haso Krulls “Metrs and Demeter”, sung by Guntars Godiņš, Writers’ Union of Latvia

Winner: “Surrealism in Estonian poetry”, sung by Guntars Godiņš, Neputns

Ilya Kaminskis “Deaf Republic”, sung by Raimonds Đirķis, Neputns

The best prose translation in Latvian

Halgrims Helgasons “A Woman in 1000 Degrees”, translated by Dans Dimiņš, Zvaigzne ABC

“Mushroom Picker” by Viktorije Hanišova, translated by Jānis Krastiņš, Pētergailis

Vids Morkūns “Traveler stations”, translated by Dace Meiere, Zvaigzne ABC

Winner: Viktars Marcinovičs “Mova”, translated by Māra Poliakova, Prometheus

Octavio Pass “Grammar Monkey”, translated by Edvīns Raup, Neputns

Gusts Ābele “The sweetest silence in the world”, Jānis Roze

Winner: Linda Gabarajeva “Circles”, Neputns

Rute Kārkliņš “Hell’s beautiful secrets”, Zvaigzne ABC

Rolands Virks “I don’t like people”, Valters Dakša

The brightest work in literature

Ausma Cimdiņa “Classics of Latvian literature as an impulse of critical thinking”, Zinātne

Winner: Inguna Daukste-Silasproħe “Voices over the sea”, Dienas Krūma

Viesturs Vecgravis “At the high window”, Dienas Krumatis

The award is organized by the Lithuanian Institute of Literature, Folklore and Art, the International House of Writers and Translators and the Writers’ Union of Latvia, supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the Jelgava Printing House.

The article is in Latvian

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