The Resource Among the living and the dead : a tale of exile and homecoming on the war roads of Europe, Inara Verzemnieks
Among the living and the dead : a tale of exile and homecoming on the war roads of Europe, Inara Verzemnieks
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- Summary
- "'It's long been assumed of this region, where my grandmother was born, ...that at some point each year the dead will come home,' Inara Verzemnieks writes in this heartrending story of war, exile, and reconnection. Her grandmother's stories recalled one true home: the family farm left behind in Latvia during the Second World War. There, her grandmother Livija and her great-aunt, Ausma, were separated. Livija fled the fighting to become a refugee; Ausma was exiled to Siberia under Stalin: the sisters would not see each other again for more than fifty 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. In a box of her grandmother's belongings, Inara discovers the scarf Livija wore when she left home. This tangible remnant of the past points the way back to the remote village where her family broke apart. In Latvia, Inara comes to know Ausma, her family, their land and its stories, and there pieces together Livija's survival through years as a refugee. Weaving together these two parts of the family story in spellbinding, lyrical prose, Verzemnieks gives us a profound and cathartic account of love, loss, and survival."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 282 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393245110
- Label
- Among the living and the dead : a tale of exile and homecoming on the war roads of Europe
- Title
- Among the living and the dead
- Title remainder
- a tale of exile and homecoming on the war roads of Europe
- Statement of responsibility
- Inara Verzemnieks
- Subject
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- Immigrants -- Biography
- Latvia -- Social conditions
- Latvian Americans -- Biography
- Latvian Americans -- Social life and customs
- Latvians -- Biography
- Biographies
- Verzemnieks, Inara
- Verzemnieks, Inara -- Family
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Latvia
- Refugees -- Washington (State) -- Biography
- Farm life -- Latvia
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "'It's long been assumed of this region, where my grandmother was born, ...that at some point each year the dead will come home,' Inara Verzemnieks writes in this heartrending story of war, exile, and reconnection. Her grandmother's stories recalled one true home: the family farm left behind in Latvia during the Second World War. There, her grandmother Livija and her great-aunt, Ausma, were separated. Livija fled the fighting to become a refugee; Ausma was exiled to Siberia under Stalin: the sisters would not see each other again for more than fifty 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. In a box of her grandmother's belongings, Inara discovers the scarf Livija wore when she left home. This tangible remnant of the past points the way back to the remote village where her family broke apart. In Latvia, Inara comes to know Ausma, her family, their land and its stories, and there pieces together Livija's survival through years as a refugee. Weaving together these two parts of the family story in spellbinding, lyrical prose, Verzemnieks gives us a profound and cathartic account of love, loss, and survival."--Jacket
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Verzemnieks, Inara
- Dewey number
- 305.891/93073
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E184.L4
- LC item number
- V47 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Verzemnieks, Inara
- Verzemnieks, Inara
- Latvian Americans
- Latvian Americans
- Refugees
- World War, 1939-1945
- Latvians
- Farm life
- Latvia
- Immigrants
- Label
- Among the living and the dead : a tale of exile and homecoming on the war roads of Europe, Inara Verzemnieks
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-282)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn990337880
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 282 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393245110
- Lccn
- 2017012959
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40027280589
- System control number
- (OCoLC)990337880
- Label
- Among the living and the dead : a tale of exile and homecoming on the war roads of Europe, Inara Verzemnieks
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-282)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn990337880
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 282 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393245110
- Lccn
- 2017012959
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40027280589
- System control number
- (OCoLC)990337880
Subject
- Immigrants -- Biography
- Latvia -- Social conditions
- Latvian Americans -- Biography
- Latvian Americans -- Social life and customs
- Latvians -- Biography
- Biographies
- Verzemnieks, Inara
- Verzemnieks, Inara -- Family
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Latvia
- Refugees -- Washington (State) -- Biography
- Farm life -- Latvia
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