Latvia
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Cielena, Mara
(text)
Naumovs, Aleksejs (illus.)
Pasakas par diviem (Tales about two)
Riga : Apgads Ali S, 2003. – 70 p.
ISBN 953-6613-49-2
(German parallel ed.: Märchen über zwei. Riga : Apgads Ali S, 2003. Transl. Aleksandrs Šmits)
Relationship between two parties – Imagination
In her modern fairy tales and fantasy stories, popular Latvian author M~ra
Cielna tells poetic tales full of imagination about the relationship between two parties as diverse as personified objects,
human beings, pictures that have come alive, and natural phenomena. The
illustrations, rendered in a style that perfectly complements the stories,
entrance the readers with their brightly glowing colours. Although the stories
themselves are rather unspectacular, they are delightfully unconventional and
take a completely unexpected turn at the end. (10+)