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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Jurgis Kunčinas" (in Lithuanian). www.rasyk.lt.
  2. ^ "Kunčinas Jurgis". www.tekstai.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. ^ Kevin O'Connor (2006). Culture and customs of the Baltic states. Greenwood Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-313-33125-1.
  4. ^ "About Us - Alytaus Jurgio Kunčino viešoji biblioteka". www.alytus.mvb.lt. Retrieved 6 January 2020.