Jānis Rokpelnis
Jānis Rokpelnis is a Latvian poet and essayist. Honorary member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences.
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Artis Ostups
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Artis Ostups pašlaik dzīvo Siguldā un studē filozofiju Latvijas Universitātē. Dzeja un raksti par literatūru publicēti galvenokārt „Karogā”, „Kultūras Forumā” un portālā „¼ Satori”. Daži dzejoļi skan Jaunā Rīgas teātra izrādē „Latviešu mīlestība”. „Biedrs Sniegs” ir autora pirmā grāmata. -
Kārlis Vērdiņš
One of the most versatile poets writing in the Baltic, Latvian Kārlis Vērdiņš is a renowned critic and a prize winning poet. His selected poems in English translation "Come to Me" (translated by Ieva Lešinska) was published by Arc Publications in 2015. His books were published also in Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, French, Russian, Spanish, and Slovenian translation.
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Studējis kultūras teoriju Latvijas Kultūras akadēmijā (1998-2004), ieguvis doktora grādu Latvijas Universitātē (2009). Dzeju publicējis kopš 1997. gada, iznākuši dzejoļu krājumi – „Ledlauži”, „Biezpiens ar krējumu”, "Es" un "Pieaugušie".
Kopš 2007. gada strādā LU Literatūras, folkloras un mākslas institūtā. No 2010. līdz 2015. strādājis literārā žurnāla "Latvju Teksti" redakcijā. Vē -
Chuck Palahniuk
Written in stolen moments under truck chassis and on park benches to a soundtrack of The Downward Spiral and Pablo Honey, Fight Club came into existence. The adaptation of Fight Club was a flop at the box office, but achieved cult status on DVD. The film’s popularity drove sales of the novel. Chuck put out two novels in 1999, Survivor and Invisible Monsters. Choke, published in 2001, became Chuck’s first New York Times bestseller. Chuck’s work has always been infused with personal experience, and his next novel, Lullaby, was no exception. Chuck credits writing Lullaby with helping him cope with the tragic death of his father. Diary and the non-fiction guide to Portland, Fugitives and Refugees, were released in 2003. While on the road in sup
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Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and his criminal conviction for gross indecency for homosexual acts.
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Wilde's parents were Anglo-Irish intellectuals in Dublin. In his youth, Wilde learned to speak fluent French and German. At university, he read Greats; he demonstrated himself to be an exceptional classicist, first at Trinity College Dublin, then at Magdalen College, Oxford. He became associated with the emerging philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and Joh -
N.H. Kleinbaum
Nancy Horowitz Kleinbaum was an American writer and journalist. She is the author of the novel Dead Poets Society, which is based on the movie of the same name.
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Ilya Kaminsky
Ilya Kaminsky is the Poetry Editor of Words Without Borders. His awards include a Ruth Lilly Fellowship from Poetry magazine and first place in the National Russian Essay Contest. He is the author of Dancing in Odessa which won the Dorset Prize.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A master of poetry, drama, and the novel, German writer and scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe spent 50 years on his two-part dramatic poem Faust , published in 1808 and 1832, also conducted scientific research in various fields, notably botany, and held several governmental positions.
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George Eliot called him "Germany's greatest man of letters... and the last true polymath to walk the earth." Works span the fields of literature, theology, and humanism.
People laud this magnum opus as one of the peaks of world literature. Other well-known literary works include his numerous poems, the Bildungsroman Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and the epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther .
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Alberts Bels
Alberts Bels (līdz 1971. gadam Jānis Cīrulis)mācījies Elektrotehnikas fakultātē Celtniecības tehnikumā Rīgā, no 1955. gada līdz 1956. gadam Maskavā Valsts Cirka mākslas skolā, pēc obligātās karaklausības kā eksterns beidzis vidusskolu Rīgā. Mācījies Augstākajos scenāristu kursos Maskavā. Kopš 1963. gada nodarbojas ar rakstniecību. No 1990. līdz 1993. gadam Latvijas Republikas Augstākās padomes deputāts.
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A. Belam piešķirta A. Upīša prēmija (1977), LPSR Nopelniem bagātā kultūras darbinieka nosaukums (1982), arī Valsts Prēmija literatūrā (1989) par romānu "Cilvēki laivās", Barikāžu piemiņas zīme (1991), Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis (2000). Latvijas Zinātņu akadēmijas goda biedrs (1999). Saņēmis "Latvijas Literatūras gada balvu 2012" par mūža ieguldīj -
Kārlis Vērdiņš
One of the most versatile poets writing in the Baltic, Latvian Kārlis Vērdiņš is a renowned critic and a prize winning poet. His selected poems in English translation "Come to Me" (translated by Ieva Lešinska) was published by Arc Publications in 2015. His books were published also in Lithuanian, Polish, Czech, French, Russian, Spanish, and Slovenian translation.
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Studējis kultūras teoriju Latvijas Kultūras akadēmijā (1998-2004), ieguvis doktora grādu Latvijas Universitātē (2009). Dzeju publicējis kopš 1997. gada, iznākuši dzejoļu krājumi – „Ledlauži”, „Biezpiens ar krējumu”, "Es" un "Pieaugušie".
Kopš 2007. gada strādā LU Literatūras, folkloras un mākslas institūtā. No 2010. līdz 2015. strādājis literārā žurnāla "Latvju Teksti" redakcijā. Vē -
Ilmārs Šlāpins
Ilmārs Šlāpins dzimis 1968. gadā. Kopš 1993. gada – darbojas kā žurnāla Rīgas Laiks redaktors. Publicistiku un intervijas publicējis laikrakstos Diena, Neatkarīgā Cīņa, Cietumnieku avīze, Eiropas Zona, žurnālos Kentaurs XXI, Māksla+, Mūzikas Saule, Una, Cosmopolitan, Baltic Outlook, Rīgas Laiks, interneta portālos ¼ Satori, Delfi un Apollo.
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Kopš 1984. gada nodarbojies ar diskotēku un koncertu organizēšanu; vada raidījumu Zaļais karogs radio NABA ēterā, kā arī raidījumu Rīgas Laiks klausās radio Klasika.
Līdz šim Šlāpina radošajā kontā luga Nakts tarifs (Māras Ķimeles izrāde Jaunajā Rīgas teātrī, pirmizrāde 2006. gada maijā), J. Griškoveca romāna Krekls tulkojums, librets mūziklam Drakula: Svešās asinis (Dž.Dž. Džilindžera izrāde Dailes teātrī -
Vizma Belševica
Vizma Belševica was a Latvian poet, writer and translator. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Receiving the Nobel prize was her childhood dream; she, as a poor but bright girl, spent much of her time reading classical literature. Belševica's work has been recognised: on December 6, 1990, she was elected honorary member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences; she has twice received the Spidola Award, which is the highest recognition in Latvian literature. Belševica has also received the highest award of the Latvian State, namely the Three Star Order.
Vizma Belševica published her first poems in 1947; her first book of poetry appeared in 1955. Her most notable poetry collections are Jūra deg (The Sea is Burning, 1966), Gadu gredz -
Jānis Joņevs
Jānis Joņevs (1980) is a prose writer. His first novel Jelgava '94 immediately became a cult book among readers. During the TV show Great Reading the novel was chosen among the 100 most favourite Latvian books of all times. It was also praised among critics and received numerous awards. The novel is set in Jelgava town in 1994 and focuses on youngsters who are driven to heavy metal music. Sharing this taste of music and subculture they explore the life through the eyes of their youth. It is a book of a whole generation which experienced their youth in the nineties when Latvia had just regained independence. This novel has been adapted for the theatre performance by Jelgava New Theatre, and currently is being shot as a film. It has been tran
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Andris Akmentiņš
Diplomēts žurnālists un reklāmas speciālists.
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Animācijas filmu dublāžas tulkotājs vairāk nekā 40 filmām (Ledus laikmets, Šreks, Nejaukais es, Minjoni, Rango, Madagaskara, Bēbis Boss, Viesnīca Transilvānija, Troļļi u.c.). Scenārija autors vai līdzautors animācijas filmām "Eža kažociņš", "Kad āboli ripo", "Lote un pazudušie pūķi", "Trubā". u.c.
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Krista Anna Belševica
Author and researcher in a broad sense. Based in Riga, Latvia. Has studied music, literature and anthropology. Writes whenever.
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Ivars Šteinbergs
Ivars Šteinbergs ir latviešu dzejnieks, kritiķis, literatūrzinātnieks un atdzejotājs. Izdevis četrus dzejas krājumus, tostarp – “Jaunība” (“Neputns”, 2022), par kuru saņēmis Latvijas Literatūras gada balvu labākā dzejas darba kategorijā (2023). 2025. gadā iznāk Šteinberga ceturtais dzejas krājums “Stāsti” (“Neputns”). 2024. gadā saņēmis Normunda Naumaņa vārdā nosaukto Gada balvu mākslas kritikā. Kā dzejnieks sadarbojies ar RSU Anatomijas muzeju un Latvijas Nacionālo vēstures muzeju. Vairāku vietēja un starptautiska mēroga publikāciju autors. Literatūras žurnāla “Strāva” redaktors, Fulbraita stipendiāts (2017–2018) Ņujorkas štata universitātē Bingemtonā (Binghamton, SUNY), pētnieks Latvijas Universitātes Literatūras, folkloras un mākslas ins
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