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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.