Background
Skal’be, Karlis was born on November 7, 1879.
Skal’be, Karlis was born on November 7, 1879.
One of the major Latvian poets and writers. Worker, teacher, later journalist. First work published in 1896.
At first wrote poetry: Mechty Uznika 1902. Kogda Iabtoni Tsvetut, 1904. Serdtse i So/ntse, 1911.
Vechernie
Ogni, 1927. Became known for his fairy-tales. In 1944, emigrated and settled in Sweden.