Five Fingers
Five Fingers by Māra Zālīte, published by Dalkey Archive in 2017, is a translation presented in English, spanning 248 pages. The narrative follows five-year-old Laura, who was born in one of Joseph Stalin’s prison camps in Siberia. As she embarks on a long journey back to Latvia, a country she has only known through vivid descriptions from her parents, Laura grapples with the stark contrast between her imagined fairytale Latvia and the reality she encounters upon her arrival.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of identity and belonging as Laura navigates her new surroundings. The story delves into themes of memory and the complexities of returning home, reflecting on the challenges faced by those who have experienced displacement. Through lush language, Zālīte captures the essence of Laura’s journey, illustrating her quest to reconcile the conflicting images of her past with the life she now sees. This edition invites readers to engage with a narrative that intertwines personal history with broader historical contexts.
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Five-year-old Laura was born in one of Joseph Stalin’s prison camps in Siberia. When the book opens, she and her parents are on their long journey back to Latvia, a country Laura knows only from the exuberant descriptions that whirled about the Gulag. Upon her arrival, however, she must come to terms with the conflicting images of the life she sees around her and the fairytale Latvia she grew up hearing about and imagining. Based on the author’s life, and written in lush language that defies the narrative’s many hardships, Five Fingers tells the story of a girl who moves between worlds in the hopes of finding a Latvia that she can call home.
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