Toomas Hendrik Ilves (Estonia) - former Estonian president and writer on digital democracy. Soviet Milk, first published in 2015, was a somewhat controversial bestseller in what remains a predominantly Christian country: the novel contains the first. Nora Ikstena (Latvia) - literary director and author of the novel Soviet Milk about female experience in Soviet-occupied Latvia Soviet Milk is an excellent novel that traces the lives of a mother and daughter in Latvia in the second half of the twentieth century. Paula Erizanu (Moldova) - arts critic, political commentator and former Culture Editor of The Calvert Journal Žygimantas Kudirka (Lithuania) - rapper, spoken word artist and media commentatorĮmmi Itaranta (Finland) - novelist and commentator author of the dystopian novel Memory Of Water The story is based on the bestseller Soviet Milk by the renown Latvian writer and more than 20 book author Nora Ikstena. Today - Lithuanian spoken word artist Žygimantas Kudirka considers the strange and sobering history of his home nation, where surreal is beautiful. Our essayists across the series include a rapper and media commentator, a former President, a celebrated art critic, a dystopian novelist, and a distinguished literary director. Their words weave with sounds and encounters from their home city as they explore their country's history, ambitions and distinctive character in the 21st century. Nora Ikstenas fiction opens up new paths not only for Latvian literature in English translation but for English literature itself. Five cultural figures from the front line of Russia's border with Europe - Lithuania, Finland, Moldova, Latvia and Estonia - explore their national psyche in uncertain times. 'Nora Ikstena is proving that Latvia is speaking in a bold and original voice.' Rosie Goldsmith, broadcaster and reviewer 'Nora Ikstena's fiction opens up new paths not only for Latvian literature in English translation but for English literature itself. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability.

Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena