Anna Brigadere
Anna Brigadere (born September 19 July / October 1, 1861 greg. In Tērvete , Kurland Governorate , Russian Empire ; † June 25, 1933 ibid) was a Latvian writer .
Life
Anna Brigadere wrote comedies and plays . Her best known was Sprīdītis, the story of a young Latvian farmer boy who sets out to explore the world and has fantastic adventures in a nearby forest.
She is also the author of four autobiographical works, including Dievs, daba, darbs ( God, Nature, Work ) on the life of a Latvian woman in the late 19th century .
Works, German
- Sprihditis: fairy tales in seven pictures. Translated from Latvian by Elfriede Eckardt-Skalberg. Riga: Gulbis, 1922. (Latvian literature; 8)
- Mare: fairy tales / [ed. Miķelis Goppers]. - Rīgā: Latvju Grāmata, 1941
literature
- Anna Brigadere un Tērvete / sastādījis Jānis Rapa. Rīgā: Preses Nams, 1996. ISBN 9984-00226-8 (Latvian)
- Zenta Mauriņa: Baltais ceļš: studija par Annu Brigaderi . Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1996. ISBN 9984-04-304-5 (Latvian)
- Meskova, Sandra: Two mothers of Latvian literature: Aspazija and Anna Brigadere. in: Journal of Baltic studies. ISSN 0162-9778 ; 2003 (34): 3, p. 276-297 (English)
Web links
- Article Anna Brigadere in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- Biography on letonika.lv (Latvian)
- Pictures from Anna Brigadere Academic Library of Latvia and the Museum of Literature, Theater and Music (Latvian)
Commons : Anna Brigadere - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brigadere, Anna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Latvian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tērvete , Courland Governorate , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 25, 1933 |
| Place of death | Tērvete , Latvia |