Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce (1988) is a Latvian playwright and author. In 2011 she graduated with a Bachelor degree in Theatre, Cinema and TV dramaturgy from the Culture Academy of Latvia. In 2013 she obtained a Master degree in Culture Management and Creative Writing. Her plays have been performed in major Latvian state and independent theatres, as well as abroad - Lithuania, Estonia, Russia and Israel. She also wrote scenarios for films, television series, radio setting and concerts. Rasa participated and organized a number of local and international dramaturgy workshops.
www.rasaraksta.lv
Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā [The Boy Who Could See in the Dark]. Riga: Latvijas Mediji, 2019.
Mans vārds ir Klimpa, un man patīk viss [My name is Klimpa and I like Everything]. Riga: Lietusdārzs, 2016.
Books to fall for
The Boy Who Could See in the Dark
The Boy Who Could See in the Dark (Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā)
Jacob is a boy who was born into an unusual family, but he wants to be just like everyone else riding his bike around, taking care of his cat and wearing a nice jacket. “I don’t remember how I found out that my parents can’t see. That’s nothing special. [...] Maybe at the big entrance gates to this world someone showed me this fact as a clause in a contract, No. X in illegible print, but really, it’s not important. The important thing is that, thanks to them, I was special. Me! Special! Special, because I could see in the dark.”
Contact: gunta.apse@latvijasmediji.lv
TheBoyWhoCouldSeeInTheDark_by_R.BugavicutePece.pdf
Title
:The Boy Who Could See in the Dark
Title*
:Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā
Authors
:Illustrators
:Zane Veldre
Genre
:Young-adult
Publisher
:Latvijas Mediji
Pages
:176
Year
:2019
Foreign rights
:All languages available
Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce: "Principles break just when they seem particulary stable" // Keskus, June, 2022 [EST]
Victoria Jonkutė. R. Bugavičiūtė-Pecė: "Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia - no matter how different countries we are, we are a trinity" // bernardinai.lt, February, 2021 [LT]
Laligaba nomination for The Boy Who Saw in the Dark // Laligaba.lv, 2020 [LV]
Reviews
Līga Horgana. Literature Review: Tiny Books // Latvia Weekly, July, 2022 [ENG]
Tallinn Central Library book of the month: Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce "The boy who saw in the dark" // opleht.ee, April, 2022 [EST]
Eglė Baliutavičiūtė - about blindness and seeing the truth: the legendary trickster and the boy who saw in the dark // Lithuanian Radio, February 2022 [LT]
Kaja Kleimann. The Boy Who Saw in the Dark by Rasa Bugavičute-Pēce // Lugemissoovituse blog, January 2022 [EST]
Bārbala Simsone, Skatīties un dzirdēt tumsā, review of The Boy Who Saw in the Dark // Diena.lv, 2020 [LV]
Toms Čevers, Aklā mīlestība, review of "The Boy Who Saw in the Dark" play // Diena.lv, 2019 [LV]
2021, shortlisted for European Union Prize for Literature for The Boy Who Saw in the Dark
2020, shortlisted for the Best Children's Literature for The Boy Who Saw in the Dark
2020, International Jānis Baltvilks Prize in Children's Literature and Book Art
2020, Egons Līvs Memorial Award “People of the Coast” Liepaja Rotary Club Award for The Boy Who Saw in the Dark
Poiss, kes nägi pimeduses
Poiss, kes nägi pimeduses (Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā)
Title
: Poiss, kes nägi pimedusesTitle*
: Puika, kurš redzēja tumsāAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Children`s Book
Language
:Estonian
Publisher
:Mina Ise
Pages
:174
Year
:2021
Copyrights
:The author, the publisher
Synopsis
:Jacob is a boy who was born into an unusual family, but he wants to be just like everyone else riding his bike around, taking care of his cat and wearing a nice jacket.
Berniukas, kuris matė tamsoje
Berniukas, kuris matė tamsoje (Puika, kurš redzēja tumsā)
Title
: Berniukas, kuris matė tamsojeTitle*
: Puika, kurš redzēja tumsāAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Young adult
Language
:Lithuanian
Publisher
:Odilė
Pages
:142
Year
:2021
Copyrights
:the author
Synopsis
:Jacob is a boy who was born into an unusual family, but he wants to be just like everyone else riding his bike around, taking care of his cat and wearing a nice jacket.
