Lithuanian Culture Guide

Giedra Radvilavičiūtė

Giedra Radvilavičiūtė (born 1960) could probably be called the most fashionable Lithuanian writer. This is strange, because she is one …

Rolandas Rastauskas

Rolandas Rastauskas (1954-2024) is a much-loved character in Lithuanian literary circles, known affectionately as RoRa, the original dandy. He studied …

Gabija Grušaitė

Gabija Grušaitė (born 1987) is the most prominent millennial voice in Lithuania. She was raised in Vilnius but left to …

Danutė Kalinauskaitė

Danutė Kalinauskaitė (born 1959) published her first collection of short stories in 1987 and then fell silent for more than …

Rimantas Kmita

Rimantas Kmita (born 1977) used to be a typical young poet. He published three collections and was thought to be …

Valdas Papievis

Valdas Papievis (born 1962) has been living in Paris since 1992 but still remains an important presence in Lithuanian literary …

Gintaras Beresnevičius

Gintaras Beresnevičius (1961-2006) was one of the few genuine scholars of old Baltic religion and mythology. Most of his work …

Ričardas Gavelis

Ričardas Gavelis (1950-2002) is a legendary figure in Lithuanian literature. He studied theoretical physics and (as was common in the …

Eugenijus Ališanka

Eugenijus Ališanka (1960) was born into a family of deportees deep in Russia, and did not see Lithuania for the …

Jurga Ivanauskaitė

Jurga Ivanauskaitė (1961–2007) remains one of the most loved Lithuanian writers, in spite of her untimely death. A graphic artist …

Saulius Tomas Kondrotas

Saulius Tomas Kondrotas (born 1953) left the Soviet Union in its last years and moved to the West, firstly to …

Marcelijus Martinaitis

Marcelijus Martinaitis (1936-2013) has had a long and inspiring career. He made his debut as a poet in 1962, and …