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Inga Žolude

インガ・ジョルーデ

Inga Zolude

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1984-08-09 （Rīga, Latvian SSR (now Latvia)）
Nationality
Latvia
Languages
Latvian, English
Residence History
Rīga, Latvia → Carbondale, Illinois, USA — Fulbright scholarship

Career

Occupations
Writer, Translator
Active Years
2002-
Affiliations
Latvian Writers' Union
Memberships
Latvian Writers' Union (since 2010)
Nominations
Literature Award nomination (Best Prose Work) for 'Stories'

Education

University of Latvia
Faculty of English Literature / Department of English Literature
Degree: 学士
Country: Latvia
Later pursued a PhD at the same university
Southern Illinois University (Fulbright scholarship)
Country: United States
Attended on a Fulbright scholarship
University of Latvia (PhD program)
Period: 在学中
Country: Latvia
PhD studies ongoing

Awards

EU Prize for Literature
2010
Work: Mierinājums Ādama kokam (A Solace for the Adam's Tree)
Organization: European Union
Result: 受賞
Latvian Writers' Union Prize
2012
Work: Sarkanie bērni (Red Children)
Organization: Latvian Writers' Union
Result: 受賞
Raimonds Gerkens Prize
2012
Work: Sarkanie bērni (Red Children)
Organization: Raimonds Gerkens Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Prose Readings Festival (main prize)
2013
Work: Short story "Writers' House"
Organization: Prose Readings
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Silta zeme (Warm Earth)

2008 Novel

A debut novel exploring the emotions and alienation of a younger generation, portraying interpersonal relationships and inner life in contemporary Latvian society.

isolationself-discoverygenerational divide

Mierinājums Ādama kokam (A Solace for the Adam's Tree)

2010 Short story collection

A collection of short stories focusing on the uncanny within everyday life, memory, and delicate human relationships.

memoryeveryday uneasehuman relationships

Sarkanie bērni (Red Children)

2012 Novel

A novel dealing with family, history, and youth conflicts. It received national literary prizes after publication.

familyhistorical memoryyouth conflict

Santa Biblia

2013 Novel

A novel interweaving religious motifs and allegorical elements, with some experimental formal aspects.

religious motifsallegoryidentity

Stories (Stāsti)

2015 Short story collection

A collection of seven long short stories; it was nominated for national literature prizes.

memoryrelationshipsidentity

Bibliography

  • Silta zeme (2008)
  • Mierinājums Ādama kokam (2010)
  • Sarkanie bērni (2012)
  • Santa Biblia (2013)
  • Stories / Stāsti (2015)

Translations by Author

  • Philip Larkin (poetry translations)
  • Robert Crawford (poetry translations)

Translations of Works

  • English translation
  • German translation
  • French translation
  • Swedish translation
  • Polish translation
  • Lithuanian translation
  • Hungarian translation
  • Czech translation
  • Bulgarian translation

Style & Themes

Literary Style
contemporary realismsubtle and restrained narrationformal experimentation
Recurring Motifs
memorylonelinessfamily and relationships

Legacy

Regarded as one of the notable young voices in contemporary Latvian literature, she has been acclaimed for both short and long fiction. Her EU Prize for Literature and translations into multiple languages have brought international attention.

Academic Societies

  • Latvian Writers' Union

Trivia

  • Won the EU Prize for Literature in 2010.
  • Attended Southern Illinois University on a Fulbright scholarship.
  • Member of the Latvian Writers' Union since 2010.
  • Has translated English-language poets such as Philip Larkin.