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Daugava, 1961. Hard cover, 103 pp. No other printings listed. Text in Latvian. Very good/ NO dust jacket. Inscribed (personalized) and signed by Andrejs Eglitis on front free end paper, dated August 1962, in Stockholm. Brown cloth covered boards with blue and gold sword and lettering on front and spine. Light bumping to edges of covers and light overall scuffing and soiling. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-library. NO remainder marks. Andrejs Eglītis (1912 - 2006) was a Latvian poet and public figure in exile. Eglītis (1912–2006) was born in Laudona and educated at a local school and in Riga. He wrote for various Latvian press publications since his early youth. In 1944, he moved to Sweden as a refugee, and in August 1998 he returned to live in Latvia. The author of more than 30 books published in different countries of the world. The main focus of his writing was Latvia, its statehood, nation and language. His poetry intertwines a romantic and patriotic depiction of homeland and the melancholy life of the Latvian exile and of the Latvian spirit in general. Written in exile “Curse" is Andrejs Eglītis' eighth collection of poems, published in 1961. It consists of three parts, entitled "Eve to sacrifice", "In search of heaven" and "On the shores of the Baltic Sea". „Lāsts” ir Andreja Eglīša astotais dzejoļu krājums, kas iznāca 1961. gadā. Tas sastāv no trīs daļām, kuru nosaukumi ir „Ievām ziedot”, „Debesis meklējot” un „Baltijas jūras krastā”.