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Bille, Anss un citi
Sērijas “Vizmas Belševicas arhīva burtnīcas” otrajā grāmatā “Bille, Anss un citi” apkopoti Vizmas Belševicas 1960.–80. gados sarakstīti, iepriekš nepublicēti prozas darbi, to vidū stāsti nodaļā “Nezināmā Bille” un prozas cikls ar nosacītu nosaukumu “Ceļā uz Ansu Lerhi-Puškaiti”. “Šis cikls,” kā grāmatas priekšvārdā raksta tās sastādītājs Jānis Elsbergs, “atspēko vienu no pašas autores radītajiem un regulāri uzturētajiem mītiem – ka viņa nekad neesot rakstījusi atvilktnei. 1970.–72. gadā, kad viņa bija striktā padomju varas nežēlastībā (un nebija zināms, vai un kad tā beigsies), viņa diezin vai domāja, ka jelkad varēs publicēt kaut ko tik, pēc tā laika terminoloģijas, nacionālistisku. Tomēr viņa rakstīja.”
166 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2017
About the author
Vizma Belševica
63 books31 followersVizma Belševica was a Latvian poet, writer and translator. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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 gredzeni (Annual Rings, 1969), Madarās (In My Lady's Bedstraw, 1976), Kamola tinēja (The Clew Winder, 1981), Dzeltu laiks (Autumn Time, 1987). Her short stories' collections are Ķikuraga stāsti (Stories from Kikurags, 1965), Nelaime mājās (Misfortune at Home, 1979), Lauztā sirds uz goda dēļa (Broken Heart on the Board of Honour, 1997). During the post-Soviet period, Belševica wrote three semi-autobiographical books – stories about the girl Bille, following her life from the late 1930s, throughout the first year of Soviet occupation of Latvia (1940–41), the Nazi occupation (1941–45), and the first post-war years under Stalin's regime: Bille (Bille, 1992, 95), Bille un karš (initial title: Bille dzīvo tālāk) (Bille and War, 1996), Billes skaistā jaunība (The Wonderful Youth of Bille, 1999). Its first edition was published by the Latvian publisher Mežābele in 1992 in the United States and only in 1995 in Latvia. Now this trilogy has been recognized as one of the most important works of Latvian literature of all times. It has been translated into Swedish, but not in English.
Belševica's poetry and fiction has been translated in about 40 languages. Within the Soviet Union of the 1960s–1980s, several books of her selected poetry were published in Russian, Belarusian and Armenian. Her poems were translated into English by Inara Cedrins for the anthology Contemporary Latvian Poetry published by the University of Iowa Press in 1983. From the 1980s onwards, Belševica has been regularly present on the Swedish literary scene, (translator Juris Kronbergs), books of her poetry and Bille stories have enjoyed immense critical success and wide readership there. Her Selected Poems have been published also in Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Selected Short Stories – in Russia, Georgia and Germany. The Russian translation of the Bille trilogy has been published in Riga, Latvia.
In her work she criticized the situation of oppressed nations in Soviet Union, therefore from 1971 to 1974 she was not allowed to publish. Her name could not be mentioned in media. KGB agents searched her apartment twice confiscating manuscripts and notes.
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 gredzeni (Annual Rings, 1969), Madarās (In My Lady's Bedstraw, 1976), Kamola tinēja (The Clew Winder, 1981), Dzeltu laiks (Autumn Time, 1987). Her short stories' collections are Ķikuraga stāsti (Stories from Kikurags, 1965), Nelaime mājās (Misfortune at Home, 1979), Lauztā sirds uz goda dēļa (Broken Heart on the Board of Honour, 1997). During the post-Soviet period, Belševica wrote three semi-autobiographical books – stories about the girl Bille, following her life from the late 1930s, throughout the first year of Soviet occupation of Latvia (1940–41), the Nazi occupation (1941–45), and the first post-war years under Stalin's regime: Bille (Bille, 1992, 95), Bille un karš (initial title: Bille dzīvo tālāk) (Bille and War, 1996), Billes skaistā jaunība (The Wonderful Youth of Bille, 1999). Its first edition was published by the Latvian publisher Mežābele in 1992 in the United States and only in 1995 in Latvia. Now this trilogy has been recognized as one of the most important works of Latvian literature of all times. It has been translated into Swedish, but not in English.
Belševica's poetry and fiction has been translated in about 40 languages. Within the Soviet Union of the 1960s–1980s, several books of her selected poetry were published in Russian, Belarusian and Armenian. Her poems were translated into English by Inara Cedrins for the anthology Contemporary Latvian Poetry published by the University of Iowa Press in 1983. From the 1980s onwards, Belševica has been regularly present on the Swedish literary scene, (translator Juris Kronbergs), books of her poetry and Bille stories have enjoyed immense critical success and wide readership there. Her Selected Poems have been published also in Norway, Denmark and Iceland. Selected Short Stories – in Russia, Georgia and Germany. The Russian translation of the Bille trilogy has been published in Riga, Latvia.
In her work she criticized the situation of oppressed nations in Soviet Union, therefore from 1971 to 1974 she was not allowed to publish. Her name could not be mentioned in media. KGB agents searched her apartment twice confiscating manuscripts and notes.
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September 8, 2017
I enjoyed this!
Some might argue that parts of the book feel unpolished and raw but it didn't bother me a bit since it was clear right away that I'm holding in my hand a compilation of stories that weren't meant to be published yet.
On the contrary – the visible stitching of Vizma Belševica's story-cloth and the introduction by Jānis Elsbergs providing a rich historical context and sprinkles of insider knowledge gave me this exciting feeling that in this material I'm reading the author herself as much as I'm reading her work.
It's as if you've been given access to some forbidden knowledge of Vizma Belševica's creative process.
And so it is that this book rocks.
Some might argue that parts of the book feel unpolished and raw but it didn't bother me a bit since it was clear right away that I'm holding in my hand a compilation of stories that weren't meant to be published yet.
On the contrary – the visible stitching of Vizma Belševica's story-cloth and the introduction by Jānis Elsbergs providing a rich historical context and sprinkles of insider knowledge gave me this exciting feeling that in this material I'm reading the author herself as much as I'm reading her work.
It's as if you've been given access to some forbidden knowledge of Vizma Belševica's creative process.
And so it is that this book rocks.
May 22, 2020
Trāpīgi novērojumi un lieliska valoda. Žēlums, ka tik daudz nepabeigtu domu. Īpaši patika Ansa Lerha Puškaiša gabaliņi, tos varētu vēl un vēl lasīt.
January 23, 2018
Ar prātu interesanti salīdzināt viena un tā paša materiāla dažādās versijas, īpaši "Kā pieneņu gredzeni" divus variantus, taču emocionālā saikne īsti neveidojas, jo liela daļa darbu ir tik īsi un aprauti fragmenti, ka tam īsi nepietiek laika. Dažkārt pat izteikta nepiepildījuma sajūta, kad stāsts apraujas "pašā interesantākajā vietā", kā par, piemēram, "Vēstulēm Mildai" teiktu papagailis Keša no multenes.
No otras puses, valoda un tēlojums lieliski kā vienmēr, izsmalcinātā ironija "Džentelmenī un džudistā" neatkārtojama, dažos stāstos spriedze tuvu sprādzienam ("Dzimtenes kalns" ir izcils), un par Ansu Lerhi-Puškaiti un viņa laikmetu no īsajām piezīmēm uzzināju vairāk, nekā iepriekš no mācību grāmatām.
/../ emigrācija ir neizdziedināma slimība pat tiem, kas dzimteni nav redzējuši. Un divkārt tiem, kam emigrācija nav princips un pārliecība.
No otras puses, valoda un tēlojums lieliski kā vienmēr, izsmalcinātā ironija "Džentelmenī un džudistā" neatkārtojama, dažos stāstos spriedze tuvu sprādzienam ("Dzimtenes kalns" ir izcils), un par Ansu Lerhi-Puškaiti un viņa laikmetu no īsajām piezīmēm uzzināju vairāk, nekā iepriekš no mācību grāmatām.
/../ emigrācija ir neizdziedināma slimība pat tiem, kas dzimteni nav redzējuši. Un divkārt tiem, kam emigrācija nav princips un pārliecība.
April 1, 2018
Šajā otrajā arhīva burtnīcā apkopoti stāsti, kas, salīdzinot ar pirmo, ir bijuši tālāk no pabeigtības, bet tie ir ne mazāk tīkami. Lasītājam ļoti interesanti stāstos "Mēs ar Silvu" un "Mēs ar Olgu", kā arī abos "Kā pieneņu gredzeni" variantos, redzēt kā no vienas skices var tapt pilnīgi dažādi stāsti. Ļoti noderīgs un paskaidrojošs ir redaktora un sastādītāja, Vizmas Belševicas dēla Jāņa Elsberga priekšvārds. Tas ieskicē noskaņu, kādā lasāmie stāsti tapuši un palīdz saskatīt kaut kādas saistības un līdzsakarības.
Atsauksme plašāk blogā par pirmo un otro arhīva burtnīcu kopā:
https://lalksne.blogspot.com/2018/04/...
Atsauksme plašāk blogā par pirmo un otro arhīva burtnīcu kopā:
https://lalksne.blogspot.com/2018/04/...
May 17, 2018
Šeit nu manī cīnās, no vienas puses, Vizmas Belševicas cienītāja, no otras puses – slinka un kašķīga lasītāja. Jā, nepabeigtība vietām bija ļoti uzkrītoša, bet tas taču arī ir tas, kāpēc šie darbi iekļauti nepabeigto darbu krājumā. No otras puses, kad viss ir tik saraustīts, gribot negribot rodas neapmierinātība, atsvešinātība. Nu, vārdu sakot, izlasīju, un labi, ka izlasīju, bet ja būtu zinājusi, kā būs, nez vai būtu lasījusi. Citiem neieteikšu.
February 15, 2018
..man labāk patika pirmā burtnīca. daži stāsti, protams, bija ļoti labi, taču dažus īsti neizbaudīju.
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