Ledus sirds online free latviski3/3/2023 ![]() Nearly every new edition of Colourful Stories includes illustrations from a new artist, because the images created by the author in his writing lend themselves so well to visual interpretations.Ĭontact: Baiba Ziedone-Jansone fairy tales hold a similar place in Latvian literature as those of Hans Christian Andersen do in the literature of Denmark. Since its first publication, it has been reprinted more than ten times in Latvian as well as in several other languages including English, German, Russian, Italian, and French. This book can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. The “Black Story” is about hell, which has seven doors and six antechambers, with a guard who searches those he finds suspicious and takes away any lamps they might be carrying, because of the ongoing battle against light. In the “Brown Story”, little men secretly paint mushroom tops and acorns, and make sure that a person turns brown when they tan. ![]() One might expect Communist flames in the “Red Story”, but in fact it just shows how dangerous ordinary flames can be. The “Yellow Story” features the sun, baby chicks, bees, flowers, and a sudden conclusion. Even the ink turns white, and Ziedonis wonders if the reader will be able to read a thing now that everything has turned white. In the “White Story”, everything is as white as on the first snowy day of the year. The stories do not contain any depictions of violence or evil it is as if the author truly wanted to spread only joy and harmony, and to celebrate love. Ziedonis’s writing is free-spirited and accessible, and the stories can be meditative and therapeutic, though always with lively plots and captivating characters. They contain great wisdom about life, but never cease being playful, bright, and fun. These are light-hearted stories which speak about life’s paradoxes and playfully engage with the reader just as the author himself plays with colours, words, and ideas. Imants Ziedonis’s Colourful Stories examines universal human values and fires up readers’ imaginations by prompting them to explore and expand their own view of the world.
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