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Icchokas Meras
Icchokas Meras (1934-2014) came from a Lithuanian Jewish family that lived in the small town of Kelmė in western Lithuania. …
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Jolita Skablauskaitė
Jolita Skablauskaitė (1950-2018) was herself as mysterious as her six novels. Her background was history of arts, and she even …
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Jurga Ivanauskaitė
Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961–2007) remains one of the most loved Lithuanian writers, in spite of her untimely death. A graphic artist …
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Jurgis Kunčinas
Jurgis Kunčinas (1947–2002) is still one of the most popular Lithuanian writers. Very prolific, he wrote mostly half-fictionalised autobiographical stories, …
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Kęstutis Navakas
Kęstutis Navakas (1964-2020) was one of the most visible Lithuanian poets. He grew up in Kaunas, which figures in his …
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Ričardas Gavelis
Ričardas Gavelis (1950-2002) is a legendary figure in Lithuanian literature. He studied theoretical physics and (as was common in the …
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Rimantas Kmita
Rimantas Kmita (born 1977) used to be a typical young poet. He published three collections and was thought to be …
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Rolandas Rastauskas
Rolandas Rastauskas (born 1954) is a much-loved character in Lithuanian literary circles, known affectionately as RoRa, the original dandy. He …
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Saulius Tomas Kondrotas
Saulius Tomas Kondrotas (born 1953) left the Soviet Union in its last years and moved to the West, firstly to …
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Sigitas Parulskis
Sigitas Parulskis (born 1965) is one of the most important figures in contemporary Lithuanian literature. He made his debut in …
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Tomas Vaiseta
Tomas Vaiseta (born 1984) studied journalism and was beginning to make his name in the field. He then decided that …
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Valdas Papievis
Valdas Papievis (born 1962) has been living in Paris since 1992 but still remains an important presence in Lithuanian literary …
