Andris Kalnozols (1983) is a Latvian playwright and writer. His plays have been staged at the Latvian National Theater, Dirty Deal Teatro, and Ģertrūdes ielas teātris. Kalnozols has been involved in creative writing since 1999, publishing in “Literatūra un Māksla”, “Pedvāles burtnīca III”, and the online magazine “Satori”.
Together with classmates from the Drama and Puppet Theater Department of the Academy of Culture, Kalnozols founded the puppet theater society for adults, Umka, in 2005, taking care of the quality of literary material there until 2012. From 2008 to 2017, he wrote and produced several pieces for the theater: the one-act play “Lielā iela”, the play “Novakare. Kopsavilkums”, diploma work “Labākais cilvēks Tahkurannā”, which was awarded the main “Patriarha rudens” prize in 2013, and the play “Mazie jautājumi”. These were followed by “Benzīnvīrs, “Aizvakar vienmēr”, “Koku opera” at the Sansusi festival, and “Traktopera”. In 2015, the art publication “Popper” included Kalnozols’s prose text “Tava pēdējā odiseja Ziemeļkurzemē, Kalnozol!”.
At the end of 2020, Kalnozols’s debut novel “Kalendārs mani sauc” [Call me Calendar] was published by Orbīta in the Orbītas bibliotēka series.
Kalendārs mani sauc [Call me Calendar]. Riga: Orbīta, 2020.
Ramūnas Gerbutavičius.The suddenly popular novel saved the writer from a big mess // Lietuvos rytas, May, 2023 [LT]
Audrius Ožalas. TOP 20: the best books of 2022 // perkuknyga, January, 2023 [LT]
Beautiful translated books // 15min.lt, December 2022 [LT]
Interview "I pay for my lifestyle at the keyboard" // Literaturairmenas.lt, December 2022 [LT]
From European Bestsellers to a brilliant Latvian debut // hraparak.am, December 2022 [AM]
Interview A. Kalnozolo's novel "They call me Kalendorium" returns human emotions to readers // 15min.lt, October 2022 [LT]
Readers of Europe 2022 – Latvian recommendation // Consilium.europa.eu, July 2022 [ENG]
"My muse is now in Gyumri", Latvian writer Kalnozols is writing his second book in Armenia // azatutyun.am, May 2022 [ARM]
"Call me Calendar" book launch, video // newmag.am, March 2022 [ARM]
"Call me Calendar" book launch, video // Armenia TV News, March 2022 [ARM]
The Latvian writer will live in Gyumri for several months, where he will write his next novel // Armenpress, March 2022 [ARM]
12 fictions from Europe to read in March // Le Grand Continent, February 2022 [FR]
Video conversation with Andris Kalnozols // Online magazine Satori, 2021 [LV]
About Call me Calendar // Diena.lv, 2020 [LV]
Excerpt from Call me Calendar // Online magazine Punctum, 2020 [LV]
Excerpts from Call me Calendar // Online magazine Satori, 2020 [LV]
Reviews
Andris Kalnozols. Call me Calendar // gerosknygos.pavb.lt, May, 2023 [LT]
Andris Kalnozols. Call me Calendar // bebenciukoknygos.lt, May, 2023 [LT]
"They call me calendar" (Andris Kalnozols) - the diary of the Latvian Forest Gamp // minimaliai.lt, March, 2023 [LT]
Audrius Ožalas. The Light of A.Kalnozols book.Call me Calendar // 15min.lt, February, 2023 [LT]
A.Kalnozols. Call me calendar // kastija.blog, January, 2023 [LT]
Nerijus Cibulskas. Andris Kalnozols, Call me Calendar, review // 370 magazine, September 2022 [LT]
Dovile Kuzminskaite. The little people who create themselves despite everything, review of Call me Calendar // Lithuanian Radio LRT.lt, July 2022 [LT]
Andris Kalnozols "Call me Calendar", review // 15min.lt audio, June 2022 [LT]
TOP 10 books of June, review of Call me Calendar //15min.lt video, June 2022 [LT]
Andris Kalnozols, Call me Calendar, review // acnis.am, April 2022 [ARM]
Viktorija Daujotytė-Pakerienė, Novel that I liked, review of Call me Calendar // bernardinai.lt, March 2022 [LT]
Jūlija Dibovska, Pretī gaišajam romānam, review of Call me Calendar // Online magazine Punctum, 2021 [LV]
Kārlis Vērdiņš, Kalnozola himna cilvēcībai, review of Call me Calendar // Online magazine Satori, 2021 [LV]
Vilnis Vējš, Pasaka par mīlestību, review of Call me Calendar // Diena.lv, 2021 [LV]
2021, the Annual Latvian Literature Award for Call me Calendar
Mane vadina Kalendorium
Mane vadina Kalendorium (Kalendārs mani sauc)
Title
: Mane vadina KalendoriumTitle*
: Kalendārs mani saucAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Lithuanian
Publisher
:Odilė
Pages
:328
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:The author
Synopsis
:The central image of the novel “Calendar calls me” is a young man with a difficult state of mental health. At times it seems that his mind works like a child, other times – that better than most adults.
Ես Օրացույցն եմ
Ես Օրացույցն եմ (Kalendārs mani sauc)
Title
: Ես Օրացույցն եմTitle*
: Kalendārs mani saucAuthors
:Translated by
:Genre
:Fiction
Language
:Armenian
Publisher
:Newmag
Pages
:352
Year
:2022
Copyrights
:The author
Synopsis
:The central image of the novel “Calendar calls me” is a young man with a difficult state of mental health. At times it seems that his mind works like a child, other times – that better than most adults.
