Trafika Europe 3 - Latvian Sojourn

Naģe (a short story)

Nora Ikstena

Nora Ikstena was born in 1969 in Riga. After obtaining a degree in Philology from the University of Latvia in 1992, she took courses in English

literature at Columbia University. She is the author of four novels, three collections of short stories, two books of fairy- tales and many books of biographical fiction, non-fiction, and essays. Her short story “Elza Kuga’s Old Age Dementia” was included in the Best European Fiction anthology of 2011. The author is an active participant in Latvia’s cultural and political life. With two other writers, she launched the very popular Prose Readings series held every December. A founding member of the Latvian Literature Centre, she is a frequent participant in international events.

Translated from Latvian by Margita Gailitis; edited by Vija Kostoff.

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