The Lithuanian Short Story
Author : Stepas Zobarskas
Publisher :
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 38,30 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : Stepas Zobarskas
Publisher :
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 38,30 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : Tadas Klimas
Publisher :
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,68 MB
Release : 2010-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780981844114
This collection contains, in English translation, eight short stories and two other writings by Lithuanian authors, spanning a time frame of from 1930 to the 1980s. One is set in a medieval, fantastical, Lithuania, others in pre-WWII Lithuania, and one seems to take place in late 20th Century America. 'The Cross' by Jurgis Jankus, set in a desolate, post-apocalyptic landscape, is worth the price in its own right. 'The Idler' by Aloyzas Baronas describes a hero who is zenlike in his dispassion for status and wealth in the midst of war and dislocation. Another tale is of two bestest buddies--a great-great grandmother and a young boy. 'Flax Blossoms' is about a barely restrained sexual attraction in a pastoral setting, and the passion seems to burst through the pages. Two other writings are from the period of Lithuania's rebirth and its path towards re-establishment of independence in the 1990s. Ostensibly opinion pieces, they are poetical and unique.
Author : Selma Lagerlöf
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 41,52 MB
Release : 2021-05-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The Treasure is set in Bohuslän in the 16th century, it tells the story of a group of Scottish mercenaries who escape from prison; they go on to murder a family to steal a treasure chest, after which one of them falls in love with the family's sole survivor.
Author : Stepas Zobarskas
Publisher : [New York] : Manyland Books
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,72 MB
Release : 1963
Category : Short stories, English
ISBN :
Author : Stepas Zobarskas
Publisher :
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 25,98 MB
Release : 1963
Category : Short stories, Lithuanian
ISBN :
Author : Josef A. Katzel
Publisher : Godot Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 33,69 MB
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1685244696
Why did Lithuania’s dictator in the 1920s (the pro-Nazi Augustinas Voldemaras) kick the author out of the country for writing this seemingly harmless book? What was the significance of the fact that the author’s father tutored a teenage Lenin while both were in law school in Russia? And how was this ground-breaking equivalent of “Lithuanian History for Dummies” about a century ahead of its time? This centennial edition of a ground-breaking classic, translated into smooth and idiomatic English, with numerous images that bring the story to life, includes an introduction written by the author’s grandson—a Harvard graduate and PhD in political science—in which he describes the detective work through which he solved various mysteries relating to the book. He also describes three interesting parallels that were impressed on him, including the striking similarities between the dictator Voldemaras and the present-day American authoritarian politician Donald J. Trump. In a sense, this book represents a case study in the power of the written word and the repercussions that its exercise can generate. One hundred years later, at a time of heightened assault on both truth and freedom of speech worldwide—with authoritarianism steadily on the rise—these themes remain as timely as ever.
Author : Ričardas Gavelis
Publisher : Open Letter Books
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 41,75 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1934824054
four different perspectives, and it captures the surreal horror of life under the Soviet yoke." --Book Jacket.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 40,66 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Authors, Lithuanian
ISBN :
Author : Dovid Katz
Publisher : Ktav Publishing House
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,53 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Folk literature, Yiddish
ISBN : 9781602801981
Author : Joe Ashby Porter
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,28 MB
Release : 1990-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780801840920
The author of Eelgrass and The Kentucky Stories offers a new collection of "mysterious and beautiful" (Lee Smith) stories, "as subtle, syntactically graceful, and beautiful as any I've seen" (Toby Olson). The stories in Lithuania are set in such diverse places as Tunisia, Quebec, and Baltimore and "conjures up quirky, gritty characters and surrounds them with evocative swatches of local color" (Publisher's Weekly).