Edvarts Virza (born as Jēkabs Eduards Liekna; December 27, 1883, Salgale parish – March 1, 1940, Riga) was a Latvian writer, poet and translator. In 1935 and 1936 he was a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. His works were banned in Latvian SSR until 1985.
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27 December 1883 Emburg village; then - Russian Empire
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Died |
1 March 1940 (aged 56) Rīga, Latvia
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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