Kaija Straumanis has an MA in Literary Translation Studies from the University of Rochester. Her translations include High Tide by Inga Ābele (Open Letter Books, 2013), and Flesh-Coloured Dominoes by Zigmunds Skujiņš (Arcadia Books, 2014).
– received 2014 LaLiGaBa award (The Annual Latvian Literature Award) for notable contributions to Latvian literature in translation;
– in 2015, her translation of High Tide was awarded the 2015 AATSEEL Book Award for Best Translation into English (Creative Literature). She is currently the Editorial Director at Open Letter Books in Rochester, New York;
– in 2015, was awarded a project grant from the State Cultural Capital Fund of Latvia for her work on Santa Biblia by Inga Žolude;
High Tide
High Tide (Paisums)
Title
: High TideTitle*
: PaisumsAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:English
Publisher
:Open Letter, United States of America
Pages
:310
Year
:2013
Copyrights
:Inga Ābele, Dienas grāmata
Synopsis
:The novel High Tide addresses the question of why we are so dependent on the past, even when it has turned us into someone else.
Flesh-Coloured Dominos
Flesh-Coloured Dominos (Miesas krāsas domino)
Title
: Flesh-Coloured DominosTitle*
: Miesas krāsas dominoAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:English
Publisher
:Arcadia Books, United Kingdom
Pages
:255
Year
:2019
Copyrights
:Zigmuns Skujiņš
Synopsis
:The narrative of the novel Flesh-Coloured Dominoes is split into two parallel stories, one of which is the author himself in 20th century Latvia.
Doom 94
Doom 94 (Jelgava 94)
Title
: Doom 94Title*
: Jelgava 94Authors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:English
Publisher
:Wrecking Ball Press, UK
Pages
:256
Year
:2018
Copyrights
:The author
Synopsis
:Via the underbelly and young people of Jelgava in 1994, the writer takes us on the wild trip endured and enjoyed by those who experienced their youth at the point when Latvia was gaining its independance for the second time.
Bicki-Books #11: Emil
Bicki-Books #11: Emil (Emīli)
Title
: Bicki-Books #11: EmilTitle*
: EmīliAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:English
Pages
:24
Year
:2020
Copyrights
:The author, the translator, the illustrator
Synopsis
:A modern nursery rhyme about friendship.
Bicki-Books #12: I want a little puppy dog
Bicki-Books #12: I want a little puppy dog (Es tiešām gribu sunīti)
Title
: Bicki-Books #12: I want a little puppy dogTitle*
: Es tiešām gribu sunītiAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:English
Pages
:32
Year
:2020
Copyrights
:The author, the translator, the illustrator
Synopsis
:A modern nursery rhyme about really wanting a puppy.
