Yes ! as reported at Diena, Nosaukti Latvijas Literatūras gada balvas 2012 nominanti -- i.e. they've announced the finalists for the Latvian Literature Awards (or, as you of course know them as, LaLiGaBa); see also the official LaLiGaBa site.
Among the categories is books in translation, and among the nominees in that category is the translation of "Alfrēda Dēblīna romāns Berlīne. Aleksandra laukums" -- yes, Alfred Döblin's Berlin Alexanderplatz (which should be appearing in a new translation in English, by Michael Hofmann, soon too; you can apparently already pre-order at Amazon.co.uk).
Nice also to see, as also reported in The Baltic Course, that as part of LaLiGaBa Alberts Bels named winner of Latvian literature prize for bulk of outstanding prose.
Several of his works have been translated into English -- yes, some only by Soviet publisher Progress, but Peter Owen did bring out The Cage (and you can apparently still get a copy at Amazon.co.uk).
Among the categories is books in translation, and among the nominees in that category is the translation of "Alfrēda Dēblīna romāns Berlīne. Aleksandra laukums" -- yes, Alfred Döblin's Berlin Alexanderplatz (which should be appearing in a new translation in English, by Michael Hofmann, soon too; you can apparently already pre-order at Amazon.co.uk).
Nice also to see, as also reported in The Baltic Course, that as part of LaLiGaBa Alberts Bels named winner of Latvian literature prize for bulk of outstanding prose.
Several of his works have been translated into English -- yes, some only by Soviet publisher Progress, but Peter Owen did bring out The Cage (and you can apparently still get a copy at Amazon.co.uk).