Māra Zālīte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Māra Zālīte

Latvian writer

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1952

Place of Birth: Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Mara Zalite (born February 18, 1952) is a well-known Latvian writer and cultural worker. Zalite’s literary works include poetry, essays, plays, drama, prose and librettos.
They often deal with historical problems and have symbolic meanings that correspond with mythology and Latvian culture and people.
The author’s works have been translated in many languages including Russian, English, German, Swedish, Estonian, and French.Zalite’s first literary works were published in the early 1970s.
During the 1980s, Zalite turned to playwriting, composing librettos for musicals and writing rock operas.
Her works have used music by many eminent Latvian artists such as Raimonds Pauls and Janis Lusens.The writer has earned many literary prizes and national awards, including the Order of the Three Stars, and is considered as one of the greatest Latvian social figures.Her first prose work – the autobiographical novel “Five fingers” (2013), earned wide recognition from both readers and members of the writing community.