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Nora Ikstena (born 15 October 1969) is a Latvian writer and cultural manager. She was born in Riga and studied philology and English language and literature at the University of Latvia. After a subsequent period of residence in New York City for further studies, she returned home and worked to establish the . In 2008 she was honoured with the Order of the Three Stars (officer) of the Republic of Latvia. In 2018 she was honoured with another national Excellence in Culture Award for being the internationally best-known Latvian writer of the 21st century.

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  • Nora Ikstena (geboren 15. Oktober 1969 in Riga) ist eine lettische Schriftstellerin (Roman, Essay, Erzählung, Biografie) und Vorsitzende des Nationalen Kulturats Lettlands. (de)
  • Nora IKSTENA (naskiĝinta la 15-an de oktobro 1969) estas latva verkisto. Ŝia unua verko estis biografio de . Poste ŝi publikigis du novelkolektojn. El siaj romanoj Dzīves svinēšana kaj Jaunavas mācība ŝi ricevis latvan jaran literaturan premion. Ŝi ricevis premiojn ankaŭ pri libro Dzīvesstāsti. Ŝi estas skribinta pli ol 20 librojn. (eo)
  • Nora Ikstena (born 15 October 1969) is a Latvian writer and cultural manager. She was born in Riga and studied philology and English language and literature at the University of Latvia. After a subsequent period of residence in New York City for further studies, she returned home and worked to establish the . Her debut novel Celebration of Life appeared in 1998, and she has written more than twenty books since, several novels, short story collections, biographies and essays. Her recent novel Soviet Milk (Latvian: Mātes piens, 2015) was translated into English and published in 2018 by Peirene Press in London. The launch took place on March 7 in the English-language bookstore Robert's Books in Riga. She also represented Latvia at the London Book Fair in 2018 as a featured author and was officially invited to be a participant of the Library of Congress National Book Festival of Washington D.C. in 2016. The book Soviet Milk has been licensed for 15 foreign languages, among them translations in Italian and German. In 2008 she was honoured with the Order of the Three Stars (officer) of the Republic of Latvia. In 2018 she was honoured with another national Excellence in Culture Award for being the internationally best-known Latvian writer of the 21st century. (en)
  • Nora Ikstena (Riga, 15 ottobre 1969) è una scrittrice lettone. (it)
  • Nora Ikstena (ur. 15 października 1969 w Rydze) – łotewska pisarka, eseistka, autorka biografii. Uhonorowana najwyższym z obecnie nadawanych łotewskich odznaczeń państwowych Orderem Trzech Gwiazd. (pl)
  • Nora Ikstena, född den 15 oktober 1969 i Riga, Lettland, är en lettisk författare. Ikstena studerade litterturhistoria, engelska och filologi vid Lettlands universitet 1987–1992 och fortsatte sedan studera engelsk litteratur vid Columbia University. Efter sin återkomst till Lettland har Ikstena arbetat som författare och skrivit ett 20-tal romaner, novellsamlingar, essäer och biografier. (sv)
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  • Nora Ikstena (geboren 15. Oktober 1969 in Riga) ist eine lettische Schriftstellerin (Roman, Essay, Erzählung, Biografie) und Vorsitzende des Nationalen Kulturats Lettlands. (de)
  • Nora IKSTENA (naskiĝinta la 15-an de oktobro 1969) estas latva verkisto. Ŝia unua verko estis biografio de . Poste ŝi publikigis du novelkolektojn. El siaj romanoj Dzīves svinēšana kaj Jaunavas mācība ŝi ricevis latvan jaran literaturan premion. Ŝi ricevis premiojn ankaŭ pri libro Dzīvesstāsti. Ŝi estas skribinta pli ol 20 librojn. (eo)
  • Nora Ikstena (Riga, 15 ottobre 1969) è una scrittrice lettone. (it)
  • Nora Ikstena (ur. 15 października 1969 w Rydze) – łotewska pisarka, eseistka, autorka biografii. Uhonorowana najwyższym z obecnie nadawanych łotewskich odznaczeń państwowych Orderem Trzech Gwiazd. (pl)
  • Nora Ikstena, född den 15 oktober 1969 i Riga, Lettland, är en lettisk författare. Ikstena studerade litterturhistoria, engelska och filologi vid Lettlands universitet 1987–1992 och fortsatte sedan studera engelsk litteratur vid Columbia University. Efter sin återkomst till Lettland har Ikstena arbetat som författare och skrivit ett 20-tal romaner, novellsamlingar, essäer och biografier. (sv)
  • Nora Ikstena (born 15 October 1969) is a Latvian writer and cultural manager. She was born in Riga and studied philology and English language and literature at the University of Latvia. After a subsequent period of residence in New York City for further studies, she returned home and worked to establish the . In 2008 she was honoured with the Order of the Three Stars (officer) of the Republic of Latvia. In 2018 she was honoured with another national Excellence in Culture Award for being the internationally best-known Latvian writer of the 21st century. (en)
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