Ieva Lešinska
Ieva Lešinska | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 July 1958 |
| Occupation | Translator |
Ieva Lešinska (born 2 July 1958) is a Latvian translator.
Biography
Ieva Lešinska-Geibere (Ieva Lešinska) studied English philology at the University of Latvia. In 1978 she defected to the USA with her father, a USSR diplomat who was a spy for the USA, where she was granted political asylum.[1] In the USA Lešinska studied at Ohio State University and the University of Colorado. In 1987 she moved to Sweden where she worked as a journalist and translator, and studied for a master of arts in Baltic Philology at the University of Stockholm. She now lives in Riga and works as a translator. [2]
Bibliography
Translations from Latvian to English
- Uldis Bērziņš. An Ordinary Stone (Parasts akmens). Rīga, 1992.
- Māris Čaklais. Ten Love Songs to Riga (Desmit mīlas dziesmas Rīgai). Rīga: Pētergailis, 2000.
- Six Latvian Poets [A. Auziņa, I. Balode, A. Krivade, M. Pujāts, M. Salējs, K. Vērdiņš]. Todmorden: Arc Publications, 2011.
- Kārlis Vērdiņš. Come to Me. Todmorden: Arc Publications, 2015.
- Aleksandrs Čaks. Touched by Eternity. Rīga: Jumava, 2017.
- Pauls Bankovskis. 18. Vagabond Voices, 2017.
- Inga Gaile. 30 Questions People Don't Ask. Warrensburg, MO: Pleiades Press, 2018.
- Aleksandrs Čaks. Selected Poems. Bristol: Shearsman Books, 2019.
Translations into Latvian
- Therese Anne Fowler. Z – A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald (Z - romāns par Zeldu Ficdžeraldu). Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2016.
- James Breslin. Mark Rothko: A Biography (Marks Rotko: biogrāfija). Rīga: Jumava, 2014.
- Mike Collier. The Fourth Largest in Latvia (Ceturtais lielākais Latvijā). Rīga: Mansards, 2014.
- Timothy D. Snyder. Bloodlands (Asinszemes). Rīga: Jumava, 2013.
- Toni Morrison. A Mercy (Žēlastība). Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2012.
- John Cornwell. A Pontiff in Winter (Pāvests ziemā). Rīga: Atēna, 2008.
- Toni Morrison. Beloved (Mīļotā). Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC, 2006.
- Jhumpa Lahiri. The Namesake (Vārdabrālis). Rīga: Atēna, 2005.
- John Irving. The Cider House Rules (Sidra nama likumi). Rīga: Jumava, 2004.
- David Lodge. Small World (Mazā pasaule). Rīga: Jāņa Rozes apgāds, 2003.
- Bret Easton Ellis. American Psycho (Amerikāņu psihs). Rīga: Jumava, 2003.
- Modris Eksteins. Walking Since Daybreak (Ceļā kopš rītausmas). Rīga: Atēna, 2002.
Notes
- ^ https://www.tvnet.lv/6682040/tulkotaja-ieva-lesinska-atklati-par-savu-dzivi-padomju-spiegu-gimene.
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