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collaborator. He died in prison on 20 April 1945. During the Soviet era, he was almost never discussed, remained unread and was largely forgotten. After Latvia regained its independence, Eglītis began to be rediscovered and gained status as the country's leading decadent writer. The literary scholar
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214:(1907) and short story collection
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481:Juku laikos. Zvēru dārzā
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386:Pelēkais barons. I. daļa
652:List of unsolved deaths
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