Andris, where are you? : From Latvia to New Zealand: the family story of Andris Apse / Ron Crosby.
Material type: TextPublisher: Nelson, New Zealand : Craig Potton Publishing, 2013Description: 254 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781877517976 :
- 947.960840922 23
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- 1. From one War to the Next -- 2. The Shock of War -- 3. The Livonian -- 4. The Lull Before the Storm -- 5. The Prolonged Agony of War -- 6. Final Separation - The Last Months of War -- 7. From Europe to New Zealand -- 8. Difficult and New Experiences -- 9. A New Career -- 10. Survival for VoldeMars -- 11. The Shock of Discovery -- 12. Reunion -- 13. The Closing Chapters of Life -- 14. The New Era-- Epilogue -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2.
"Andris, Where Are You? tells the family story of renowned New Zealand photographer Andris Apse, who when middle aged, discovered that his father Voldemars, believed to be dead for 40 years, was still alive in Latvia. Told largely through insightful pre-war diary entries by Voldemars Apse, as well as correspondence between Voldemars and his wife Kamilla, both before and during the war, this book describes the horrendous effects of war and the Soviet and German occupation on an ordinary rural Latvian family. For years after the war Kamilla and her baby Andris lived in West Germany in a refugee camp, but came to understand that Voldemars had died in the war, or in the Soviet gulag prison camps. Consequently, Kamilla and five-year-old Andris emigrated to New Zealand as refugees. Over time Andris became one of New Zealand's most successful landscape photographers, and raised his own family. Following the breakdown of the Soviet Union, Kamilla and Andris miraculously discovered that Voldemars was still alive in Latvia. Andris arranged to take Kamilla, who was now in her seventies, back to Latvia. When they reunited in Riga, husband met wife, and son met father for the first time in over 40 years. This story of heart-rending separation and joyful rediscovery will touch a chord with all parents and everyone with a sense of history and the importance of family. Andris's remarkable tale was first published as a large format photographic book, which was serialised by National Radio, and his life and photography has also featured in a 2010 TVNZ documentary 'Through My Eyes' "--Back cover.
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