Nicole Nau is a German linguist living in Poland and dreaming about Latvia, which she has known since the early 1990s. After giving up her flat in Riga, her favorite places are Liepāja and the Latgalian countryside.
She has translated prose and poetry by contemporary authors, including short stories by Andra Neiburga, Laima Muktupavela, Nora Ikstena and Kristīne Želve, and the novel “Five fingers” by Māra Zālīte. She has also translated Latvian choral songs and Latgalian fairytales. Her website “lettlandlesen.com” promotes Latvian literature translated into German.
In her real life Nicole is professor of general linguistics, doing research on the intricacies of Latvian and Latgalian grammar.
Nicole Nau: The Thinker, review The Bed with the golden Leg // Tralalit, April 2023 [DE]
Gerrit Bartels. The shortlist for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize: Time of the Transformed // Tagesspiegel, March 2023 [DE]
Muttermilch
Muttermilch (Mātes piens)
Title
: MuttermilchTitle*
: Mātes piensAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:German
Publisher
:KLAK Verlag, Germany
Pages
:212
Year
:2019
Synopsis
:Novel deals with the post-war period and follows the destinies of three generations of women.
Fünf Finger
Fünf Finger (Pieci pirksti)
Title
: Fünf FingerTitle*
: Pieci pirkstiAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:German
Publisher
:KLAK Verlag, Germany
Pages
:306
Year
:2019
Synopsis
:Five fingers is fictionalised childhood memoir in which the author describes her family's return from Siberia in the 1950s.
Wortschau Nr. 34: Mein Tier, mein Wildtier, mein Einhorn
Wortschau Nr. 34: Mein Tier, mein Wildtier, mein Einhorn (Wortschau October 2019)
Title
: Wortschau Nr. 34: Mein Tier, mein Wildtier, mein EinhornTitle*
: Wortschau October 2019Authors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Anthology
Language
:German
Publisher
:Wortschau Verlag, Germany
Pages
:64
Year
:2019
Synopsis
:Magazine of pictures, reports, encounters
Sinn und Form 2020 #1
Sinn und Form 2020 #1 (German literary magazine )
Title
: Sinn und Form 2020 #1Title*
: German literary magazineAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Anthology
Language
:German
Publisher
:Akademie der Künste, Germany
Pages
:144
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:This is the very first German translation of the Latvian author Nora Ikstena story Nadje.
Wortschau Nr. 35: Paris
Wortschau Nr. 35: Paris (Wortschau April 2020)
Title
: Wortschau Nr. 35: ParisTitle*
: Wortschau April 2020Authors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Anthology
Language
:German
Publisher
:Wortschau Verlag, Germany
Pages
:67
Year
:2020
Synopsis
:Magazine of pictures, reports, encounters
Das Bett mit dem goldenen Bein
Das Bett mit dem goldenen Bein (Gulta ar zelta kāju)
Title
: Das Bett mit dem goldenen BeinTitle*
: Gulta ar zelta kājuAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:German
Publisher
:Mare
Pages
:608
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:This novel tells the story of the Vējgalu family over several decades. The action takes place mainly in the village of Zunte, where most of the family grew up.
