Doom 94

by Jānis Joņevs

Rating: 4 (2 votes)

Tags: Set in Latvia Male author

DOOM 94

Description:
Doom 94 is Jonevs' debut novel, published first as Jelgava 94 in Latvia in 2013 and was quickly proved to be a big hit and bestseller. Translated into 11 languages already, it is here for the first time in English. The story is set in the 1990s in the Latvian city of Jelgava and looks at the burgeoning craze during this decade for the alternative culture of heavy metal music. Jonevs takes the reader deep inside the world of music, combining the intimate diary of a youngster trying to find himself by joining a subculture, as well as a skilful, detailed, and almost documentary-like depiction of the beginnings of the second independence of Latvia-where Jonevs is the first writer to stir up memories of this period through a fully-fledged literary depiction. Doom 94 is a portrait of a generation searching for their identity and up against the world, trying not to become 'one of them'. But is it for real? Can any adult keep the promise made as a child?

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Read Around The World Challenge user profile avatar for Monta
(3 months ago)
23 Jul, 2024
Books is about teenage life in Latvia small town Jelgava during 1990s. Interesting to read to understand what teenagers needed to go through.

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Country: Latvia flag Latvia
Language: EN
Genre: Memoir

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