Doom 94

A gripping portrait of a generation at a pivotal point in cultural history, Doom 94 won many literary prizes on publication in Latvia, among them the European Union Prize for Literature and the Annual Latvian Literary Award in 2014.

Engaging and brilliantly written, it draws the reader into a whirlwind of personal expression. Doom 94 was an immediate bestseller in its original Latvian, gaining cult status across a generation.

Today, Doom 94 has been signed for translation deals in twelve languages.

Beginning on 5th April 1994, the day Curt Cobain died, Doom 94 tells of the shock of his death for Latvia's Generation X, of the unfamiliar post-Soviet freedom. It is a book about teenage, angst, and hormone fuelled rebellion against society and the system. It is also a book about Heavy Metal, Grunge and its importance to young people across the region.