The Latvian Literature Book Tag! [ORIGINAL] | Tag Tuesday
Channel: Dane Cobain
Date: 2018-03-20

In which I continue Latvian Literature Week with an original tag! I haven't tagged anyone, but if you fancy taking it then please do :) 

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BOOKS MENTIONED:
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Stephen Chbosky - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Koushon Takami - Battle Royale
Tom Phillips - A Humument
Philip Pullman - Northern Lights
Jarvis Cocker - Mother, Brother, Lover
Ian Halperin and Max Wallace - Who Killed Kurt Cobain? 
R. L. Stine - Attack of the Mutant
Dane Cobain - Eyes Like Lighthouses When the Boats Come Home
Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
S. E. Hinton - The Outsiders

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QUESTIONS:
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QUESTION #1: #IAmIntrovert: Name a book with an introverted protagonist.

// A Latvian literature campaign promoting the "introverted" personality of Latvians and Latvian authors.//


QUESTION #2: Livonian: Name a translated book that you can't read in its original language.

// A dormant language with no more native speakers and only 40 or so fluent speakers. // 


QUESTION #3: Orbita Group: Name an innovative and/or mixed media book.

// Innovative Russian-speaking Latvian poets notable for their art-based poetry installations and their bilingual publications. //


QUESTION #4: People's Bookshelf: Name a book that's important to you that you'd gift to the National Library.

// Part of the National Library of Latvia where anyone in the world can submit a book that means something to them for inclusion in the library's archives. //


QUESTION #5: Doom 94: Name a book that's about music.

// Doom 94 by Janis Jonevs is about the author's youth when he'd get drunk and go to doom metal concerts. It's due for publication in English by Wrecking Ball Press in spring 2018. //


QUESTION #6: 30 Questions People Don't Ask: Name a book with a title that's phrased as a question.

// 30 Questions People Don't Ask is a poetry collection by Inga Gaile which is published by Pleides Press in America and which presents the poetry in both English and Latvian. //


QUESTION #7: Bicki Buck Books: Name a small/short book that's part of a series.

// Bicki Buck Books are a series of short "chapbook" style books that feature illustrated poetry for children. There are over a hundred in the series and they're collected by both children and adults alike. //


QUESTION #8: The Horse: Name a book with illustrations.

// The Horse is a project bringing Latvian authors and illustrators together in a lottery to foster innovation and collaboration. //


QUESTION #9: The Singing Revolution: Name a book that has the power to overthrow tyranny.

// The Singing Revolution is the name used for the 1987-1991 campaign for the restoration of Baltic independence. It eventually led to Latvia overturning Soviet occupation and reestablishing their independence. //


QUESTION #10: Mr. Page: Name a book that you bought after someone recommended it.

// Mr. Page is "a love letter to books and a gift to the city". It's not just any book shop. All of their stock is carefully selected. Sometimes they buy a book with someone specific in mind and then they come along and buy it without knowing it was picked for thim. Staff and customer
s wear white gloves to avoid damage to the books. //

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