Dace Rukšāne
Biography
Dace Rukšāne (1969) is a Latvian writer and journalist, author of 11 books. Rukšāne became known in 2002 for her novel The Little Love Affair, which touched upon the subjects of feminine sexuality and gained great popularity. It was followed by the books Beatrice’s Bedtime Stories (2002), and Why Did You Cry? (2003), as well as more than 500 articles and columns devoted to intimate subject matters and relationships. During the 1990s, Rukšāne also wrote poetry, and in the early 2000s several of her plays were staged in various theaters in Latvia. Her works have been translated into nine languages and her novels have been published in translation in Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, Macedonia and Egypt.
Bibliography
Lu-Lū un Eņģelis [Lou-Lou and Angel]. Riga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2024.
Džikī [Jicky] Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2023.
Krieva āda [Russian Skin]. Riga: Dienas Grāmata, 2020.
Latviskais laimes kods [The Latvian Happiness Code]. Riga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2018.
Mīlasstāsti [Love Stories]. Riga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2015.
Ķīpsalas putni [Birds of Ķīpsala]. Riga: Dienas grāmata, 2009.
Sarunas par attiecībām [Conversations about Relationships]. Riga: Dienas grāmata, 2008.
Simts seksīgas sestdienas [A Hundred Sexy Saturdays]. Riga: Dienas grāmata, 2005.
Kāpēc tu raudāji? [Why Did You Cry?] Riga: Atēna, 2003.
Beatrises gultas stāsti [Bedtime Stories of Beatrice]. Rīga: Atēna, 2002.
Romāniņš [The Little Love Affair]. Riga: Atēna, 2002.
Articles
Video conversation with Dace Rukšāne about Russian Skin // Pusnakts šovs, 2020 [LV]
About Russian Skin // Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji, 2020 [LV]
Video conversation about Why Did You Cry? Arabic translation // Nile Records youtube channel, 2019 [AR]
Prose excerpt from Russian Skin // Online magazine Satori, 2019 [LV]
Conversation with Dace Rukšāne // LA.lv, 2017 [LV]
Dace Rukšāne: Slow food // Online magazine Satori, 2011 [LV]
Ilva Skulte: Latviešu rakstnieču erotiskā literatūra: Laima Muktupāvela un Dace Rukšāne/ Erotic Literature of Latvian Women Writers: Laima Muktupāvela and Dace Rukšāne // Online magazine Satori, 2008 [LV]
Reviews
Santa Remere, Jērs krieva ādā un rijīgais klēpis, review of Russian Skin // Online magazine Punctum, 2020 [LV]
Jūlija Dibovska, Augstas raudzes fast food, review of Russian Skin // LA.lv, 2020 [LV]
Bārbala Simsone, Tu man zem ādas, review of Russian Skin // Diena.lv, 2020 [LV]
Will Mawhood, review of The Book of Riga and excerpt of The Birds of Ķīpsala Island // Deep Baltic, 2019 [EN]
Ieva Melgalve, Sieviešu pasaule, review of Love Stories // Online magazine Satori, 2015 [LV]
Ieva Melgalve, Nesamocītie putni, review of Birds of Ķīpsala // Online magazine Satori, 2009 [LV]
Guna Kalniņa, Iekšējā Ķīpsala, review of Birds of Ķīpsala // Diena.lv, 2009 [LV]
Lita Silova, Dubultvērojums, review of Birds of Ķīpsala // Originally published in printed literary magazine Karogs, Sep 2009 [LV]
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