Writers

Matiss and Reinis Kaudzite wrote the most distinguished Latvian novel "Mernieku laiki" in 1879. Andrejs Pumpurs, however, is the author of the first Latvian epic poem "Lacplesis" in 1888. Rudolfs Blaumanis - author of the classic novels "Salna pavasari" 1898, "Purva bridejs" 1898, "Naves ena" 1899, and the popular comedy "Skroderdienas Silmacos" 1902. Karlis Skalbe is widely known as the author of Latvian stories, the most well known of these being "Ka es braucu Ziemelmeitas lukoties", written in 1907. Rainis is the most distinguished Latvian writer of all time who is the author of a number of poetry collections. The first of these is written in 1903 and is called "Talas noskanas zila vakara". He has also written a number of popular plays, for instance, "Uguns un nakts" 1907, "Put’ vejini!" 1913, "Mila stipraka par navi" 1927 and others.…