The festival will be held under the slogan Probably not, borrowed from the title of Regina Lake ‘s book, and will focus on the author’ s prose essential topics – violence, trauma, doubt and insecurity. The writer’s works sharply highlight the shadows of abuse and trauma over several generations. For example, in a novel Violence she writes, “As long as there is a ‘right to kill’ because I am the crown of creation, because I am white, because I have a more properly shaped skull, because I am who I am, because I belong to a larger nation , because I can do it with impunity, because I have a gun, let ‘s be afraid of our children. “
Aleksandrs Etkinds, a prominent researcher of memories, will give a lecture at the festival, authors from Latvia, Italy, the USA, Sweden, Estonia and Denmark, as well as musicians Vladislavs Nastavševs, Sniedze Prauliņa and the group will take part in literature readings. Ezeri. Performances will be offered by artists Signe Valtiņa, Anna Salmane, Agnese Krivade and others. Literary activities for children will be created by the writer Santa Remere together with the artists Elīna Brasliņš and Vivianna Marius Stanislavska.
This year the festival will take place in different parts of Riga – mainly outside the center. The program will be announced at the end of July.
You will be able to buy a book at the festival Regina Lake. Re, in which contemporary Latvian authors have given their interpretations of Regina Lake ‘s prose. Story collection editor – Ieva Melgalve, project manager – Elvira Bloma, book and festival designer – Alexey Murashko.
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