Anna Krishyanovna Brigadere ( Latvian: Anna Brigadere ; 1861-1933) - Latvian writer, playwright.
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| Date of Birth | September 19 ( October 1 ) 1861 | |
| Place of Birth | Ballyas Farm, Kalnamuiza Parish , Doblensky County , Courland Province , Russian Empire | |
| Date of death | June 25, 1933 (71 years old) | |
| Place of death | Tervete, Jelgava county , Latvia | |
| Citizenship | Latvia | |
| Occupation | playwright | |
| Genre | fairy tales | |
| Language of Works | Latvian | |
| Debut | 1896 | |
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Biography
She began to write in 1896. In her work, she often turned to folklore motifs. She wrote fairy-tale plays and satirical comedies, poems and short stories (“Marais”, “Mother-in-law”, “Victory”). Brigadere's plays were staged most often in the Latvian Theater (Riga). Autobiographical trilogy “God, nature, work” (Dievs, daba, darbs).
Fairy Tales
- “Spriditis” (“ Little Finger ”; 1903) - filmed in 1982 ( cartoon ) and 1985 ( film )
- "Princess Gundega and King Brusubard" (1911)
- Maya and Paya (1922)
- The Wonderful Bird of Lolita (1927)
Literature
- Raksti I — XX. Riga, 1912-1939.
- Anna Brigadere un Tervete / sastadijis Janis Rapa. Riga: Preses Nams, 1996. ISBN 9984-00-226-8 (in Latvian)
- Zenta Maurina. Baltais cels: studija par Annu Brigaderi. Riga: Zvaigzne ABC, 1996. ISBN 9984-04-304-5 (in Latvian)
Links
- Brigadere, Anna // Literary Encyclopedia : 11 vol. - [ M. ], 1929-1939.
| Memorial house-museum of Anna Brigadere "Spridisha" in Tervet. | The house in Riga where Anna Brigadera lived. |