Jurgis Kunčinas
Jurgis Kunčinas (13 January 1947 in Alytus, Lithuania – 13 December 2002) was a poet, novelist, translator and essayist.[1] He has been described as the chronicler of Soviet bohemianism, who poeticized the individual's internal autonomy as an alternative to the absurdity of social life.[2] His works, originally published in the Lithuanian language, have been translated into English, German, Russian, Estonian, Belarusian, Swedish, and Polish.[1]
Kunčinas received the Lithuanian Writers Union' prize in 1994 for the novel Tūla, set largely in Vilnius's Užupis district.[1][3] His 1996 compilation of essays, Laba diena, pone Enrike!, received an award from the city of Vilnius.[1] The public library in his hometown Alytus has been renamed after him and holds a biennial literary festival in his memory.[4]
Selected bibliography
- Takas per girią (1977) (poetry)
- Atidėtas rugsėjis (1984) (poetry)
- Atgimimo kryžius (1990) (poetry)
- Namai be žiburių (1991) (poetry)
- Vaizdas į mėnulį (1989) (essays)
- Baltųjų sūrių naktis (1995) (essays)
- Laba diena, pone Enrike! (1996) (essays)
- Glisono kilpa (1991) (novel)
- Tūla (1993) (novel); translated into English as Tūla, Flossmoor, IL: Pica Pica Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0996630412
References
- ^ a b c d "Jurgis Kunčinas" (in Lithuanian). www.rasyk.lt.
- ^ "Kunčinas Jurgis". www.tekstai.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Kevin O'Connor (2006). Culture and customs of the Baltic states. Greenwood Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-313-33125-1.
- ^ "About Us - Alytaus Jurgio Kunčino viešoji biblioteka". www.alytus.mvb.lt. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
