Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena, translated by by Margita Gailitis isolarii At the turn of the

At the turn of the twentieth century

as the locals call it

the posters in this book feature the work of groundbreaking Russian artists such as El Lissitzky and Alexander Rodchenko

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Could she piece together the stories hidden for generations

Soviet Milk by Nora Ikstena, translated by by Margita Gailitis isolarii At the turn of theLonglisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2019 Shortlisted for the EBRD Literature Prize 2019 The literary bestseller that took the Baltics by storm, now published in English for the first time. This novel considers the effects of Soviet rule on a single individual. The central character in the story tries to follow her calling as a doctor, but then the state steps in. She is deprived first of her professional future, then of her identity and