Aspazijas prose

ASPAZIJA : A Latvian writer 1865-1943 : Her lyrical prose. Translator Astrīda Stanke, a Latvian living in the US. The novel encompasses the time span from World War II to the early 2000s, sketching also the reunion of Latvian refugees and those who remained in the country. The main character is a woman named Milda Bērziņa Arājs. "I chose that name as it's very symbolical. [Milda] is both [the name for] the goddess of love, the Monument to Freedom and the five-lat silver coin. And many women have been named Milda or Mildiņa, including my mother. The topic is simply the travels of a human being through life, as we all travel from birth to death," the writer said. Aprakstu pievienoja: kopienasbiblioteka, 21.08.2025