Presented as one of the must-reads of Latvian literature, I found a copy, with a blank cover, and printed by Amazon! "The Cage" is the story of a man, a loyal husband, who suddenly disappears after having visited his parents in the country. Nobody has heard anything about him. So the police, represented by inspector Valdis Strūga, start investigating. His job "
was concerned with the weaknesses and deficiencies of human nature and with gaining a better understanding of these weaknesses and deficiencies" (p.9), and that's exactly how the investigation proceeds. All the characters among Edmunds Bērzs's acquaintances are contacted, and they all share "weaknesses and deficiencies" to the extent that we kind of understand that they all live in their own personal cage, self-created or imposed on them. The initial narrator perspective of the inspector, shifts to each character separately resulting in a kaleidoscope of perspectives and opinions.
It's not a masterpiece, but it's interesting to read. Nothing exceptional, but entertaining.
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