Among the living and the dead : a tale of exile and homecoming on the war roads of Europe
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
305.89193 VERZE
1 available
305.89193 VERZE
1 available
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
282 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-282).
Description
"It's long been assumed of the region where my grandmother was born...that at some point each year the dead will come home," Inara Verzemnieks writes in this exquisite story of war, exile, and reconnection. Her grandmother's stories recalled one true home: the family farm left behind in Latvia, where, during WWII, her grandmother Livija and her grandmother's sister, Ausma, were separated. They would not see each other again for more than 50 years. Raised by her grandparents in Washington State, Inara grew up among expatriates, scattering smuggled Latvian sand over the coffins of the dead, singing folk songs about a land she had never visited. When Inara discovers the scarf Livija wore when she left home, in a box of her grandmother's belongings, this tangible remnant of the past points the way back to the remote village where her family broke apart. There it is said the suspend their exile once a year for a pilgrimage through forests and fields to the homes they left behind. Coming to know Ausma and the trauma of her exile to Siberia under Stalin, Inara pieces together Livija's survival through years as a refugee. Weaving these two parts of the family story together in spellbinding, lyrical prose, she gives us a profound and cathartic account of loss, survival, resilience, and love. -- from Amazon.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Farm life -- Latvia.
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
Latvia -- Social conditions.
Latvian Americans -- Biography.
Latvian Americans -- Social life and customs.
Latvians -- Biography.
Refugees -- Washington (State) -- Biography.
Verzemnieks, Inara -- Family.
Verzemnieks, Inara.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Latvia.
Immigrants -- United States -- Biography.
Latvia -- Social conditions.
Latvian Americans -- Biography.
Latvian Americans -- Social life and customs.
Latvians -- Biography.
Refugees -- Washington (State) -- Biography.
Verzemnieks, Inara -- Family.
Verzemnieks, Inara.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Latvia.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Verzemnieks, I. (2017). Among the living and the dead: a tale of exile and homecoming on the war roads of Europe (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Verzemnieks, Inara. 2017. Among the Living and the Dead: A Tale of Exile and Homecoming On the War Roads of Europe. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Verzemnieks, Inara. Among the Living and the Dead: A Tale of Exile and Homecoming On the War Roads of Europe W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Verzemnieks, Inara. Among the Living and the Dead: A Tale of Exile and Homecoming On the War Roads of Europe First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.
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