Ikstena's best-known literary work is the novel Mātes piens ("Soviet Milk"), published in 2015 as part of the series "We. Latvia, 20th Century." The writer has written seven novels and is the author of several short story collections, biographies, and essays.
Ikstena has received significant international and local awards, including the Latvian Literature Award of the Year and the Award of Excellence in Culture. The writer's works have also been adapted for the cinema and theatre,...