Children's & YA
Siberian haiku
by Jurga Vile, Lina Itagaki
Description
This graphic novel tells a story of a Lithuanian boy Algiukas, who in 1941 together with his family was deported to Siberia. His aunt Petronella brings along a book of the Japanese haiku poems. In exile, she inspires the deportees not to succumb to the despair and to see the beautiful side of life.
AWARDS
Main Prize in Book Art Contest 2017
Best Book of the Year by IBBY Lithuania 2017
Best Illustrations for a Children’s Book by IBBY Lithuania 2017
White Raven 2017
The Aloysius Petrikas Literary Prize for Children’s Book of the Year 2018
Children’s Book of the Year 2018 (Lithuania)
IBBY Honor List 2020
Nomination at the Angoulême International Comics Festival 2020
Selection for Children’s Book Jury in Latvia 2020
International Jānis Baltvilks Award in Latvia 2020
Nomination for Bologna Ragazzi Award 2020 in Italia
Latvian edition of “Sibīrijas haiku” was included in the Latvian PEN list of the most important books published in Latvia in 2020
Nomination at the International Book Contest “Reading St. Petersburg,” 2021 (Russia)
Nomination for Latvian Literature Prize 2020
Nomination for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2021 in the young adult book category
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Rights Information
Foreign rights sold: French, Italian, Latvian, English, German, Russian, Polish, Czech, Estonian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Spanish, Japanese.
Author Biography
Jurga Vilė studied French at Vilnius University and film art in Paris. She worked on film locations and film festivals, was a correspondent for cultural events and film translator. For some time, Jurga Vilė lived in Spain. While in Spain, she wrote down a story of her family, which later became her first book, Siberian Haiku (published in 2017 in Vilnius). Today Jurga Vilė is the author of 3 books. She lives and works in Lithuania.
Lina Itagaki studied English in Lithuania and international economics and business in Tokyo, Japan. Today she is a well-known creator of comic and illustrated books. Today Lina Itagaki is the author of nine picture books. She lives and works in Lithuania.
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View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Aukso žuvys
- Orginal LanguageLithuanian
- ISBN/Identifier 9786098120318
- Publication Country or regionLithuania
- FormatHardback
- Pages240
- ReadershipTeenage/Young Adult
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleSibiro haiku
- Original Language AuthorsJurga Vile, Lina Itagaki
- Copyright Year2017
- Page size170x230 (170x230) mm
- Illustrationyes
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