One of the most authoritative and respected histories of the Latvian people – Latviešu tautas piedzīvojumi – by distinguished Latvian historian Uldis Ģērmanis – has been rereleased.

The book covers the history of the Latvian people from the very beginnings – the Ice Age in the Latvian territory to the end of World War II and Latvian exile. Though Latvian history is often a somber and disquieting topic, what with the centuries of oppression by foreign powers, Ģērmanis reveals the remarkable story of the Latvian people.

Originally written in the 1950s, the book has seen a number of rereleases in the nearly seventy years since original publication, as the book remains one of the most engaging and eminently readable Latvian histories. Ģērmanis, who passed away in 1997, presents Latvian history as a series of brief, yet engrossing, stories, all the while conveying the remarkable survival, against all odds, of the Latvian people throughout the millennia, as well as their triumph of building their own nation after centuries of domination and suffering. The book also contains illustrations by Gvīdo Brūveris.

The English language version – The Latvian Saga (English translation by Kārlis Streips, edited by Ojārs Kalniņš) – has also been rereleased.

The book’s rerelease was made possible with the support of the Latvian 50 Year Occupation Museum Fund Support Group (OMFA) in the United States.

Uldis Ģērmanis

Latviešu tautas piedzīvojumi

Laika grāmata, 2024

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