Māra Zālīte
Māra Zālīte (born February 18, 1952) is a Latvian writer.[1]
Bibliography
Mara Zalite was born in Krasnoyarsk (Russia) where her family had been deported. In 1975 she graduated department of Philology in University of Latvia (a former State University). Between year 1974 and 1989 Mara Zalite worked as a technical assistant at the Writers’ Union of Latvia, as a manager of the New Writers’ Studio and as a poetry consultant for the magazine “Liesma”. In 1989 she moved forward to become a chief editor of the publishing house and magazine “Karogs”, she was in this position until 2000, when she became a president of the Latvian Authors’ Association. She is also a trust member of the National Library Board, a member of Copyright Advisory Council of The Ministry of Culture, a member of National Cultural Council, an honorary member of the Academy of Sciences, a member of the City Council of the Three-Star Order (since 1999), a chairman of a State Language Commission (2002-2004). She has been awarded the Three Star Order, Commemorative Medal of Barricades and has received several literary prizes.
Poetry
- Vakar zaļajā zālē 1977
- Rīt varbūt 1979
- Deviņpuiku spēks 1985
- Nav vārdam vietas 1985
- Debesis, debesis 1988
- Apkārtne 1997
- Dzeja 2003
Poetry
- Pilna Māras istabiņa 1981
- Tiesa 1985
- Dzīvais ūdens 1988
- Eža kažociņš 1991
- Margarēta 2000
- Tobāgo! 2001
- Zemes nodoklis 2003
- Še tev Žūpu Bērtulis! 2004
Librettos
- Lāčplēsis 1987
- Meža gulbji 1995
- Putnu opera 1997
- "Kaupēn, mans mīļais!" 1998
- Indriķa hronika 1999
- Neglītais pīlēns 2000
- Sfinksa 2000
References
- ↑ Cornis-Pope, Marcel; Neubauer, John (2010-09-29). HISTORY OF THE LITERARY CULTURES OF EAST-CENTRAL E. John Benjamins Publishing Company. pp. 221–. ISBN 978-90-272-3458-2. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Latvian Wikipedia.