Lithuanian Culture Guide

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 …

Sigitas Geda

Sigitas Geda (1943-2008) was one of the most prolific Lithuanian poets, and he still remains an important literary idol. He …

Andrius Jakučiūnas

Andrius Jakučiūnas (born 1976) is probably the brightest rising star in contemporary high-brow Lithuanian literature. A classical scholar, he worked …

Donaldas Kajokas

Donaldas Kajokas (born 1953) is a gymnastics coach by training but for many years his main role has been at …

Jurgis Kunčinas

Jurgis Kunčinas (1947–2002) is still one of the most popular Lithuanian writers. Very prolific, he wrote mostly half-fictionalised autobiographical stories, …

Eugenijus Ališanka

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