Insomnia

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Nofel a gyhoeddwyd yn wreiddiol yn 1967 ond nas rhyddhawyd heb sensoriaeth tan 2003. Mae'n trafod pwnc tabŵ Lleng filwrol Latfia, a'r awyrgylch o syrthni a fodolai ymhlith pobl gyffredin Latfia yn ystod y 1940au pan oedd y wlad dan reolaeth yr Undeb Sofietaidd.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

Originally written in 1967 and not released in its uncensored form until 2003, Bels' infamous novel, Insomnia (translated from the Latvian Bezmiegs ) concerns the taboo subject of the Latvian Legion, and the atmosphere of inertia and paralysis in Soviet-era Latvia.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Alberts Bels is a Latvian author, writer of psychological novels and stories, prominent intellectual figure and honorary member of the Academy of Sciences. His first novel was published in 1967 and several of his books have been turned into films.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Censored in Latvia until 2003 Translated by Jayde Will. Originally written in 1967 and not released in its uncensored form until 2003, Bels’s infamous novel, Insomnia, has become a classic of Cold War writing and continues to exert a major influence over Latvian literature. The story is filtered through the thoughts, emotions and fantasies of the main character, a man of detachment who is content to observe his fellow tenants and the wider world around him from the tired luxury of his apartment and daily routines. When a young woman, fleeing some unknown threat and in desperate need of help, comes into his orbit, he’s forced out of this inertia and into the active role of protector. There begins a quest which, for both of them, has the power to jolt them into a new way of being and living. This edition contains the official transcripts of the investigative reports regarding the banning of the book, as well as a statement by Bels himself. Translated from the Latvain by Jayde Will