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Giedra Radvilavičiūtė

ギェドラ・ラドヴィラヴィチューテ

Giedra Radvilavičiūtė

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1960 (Panevėžys, Lithuania)
Died
: null
Nationality
Lithuanian
Languages
Lithuanian, English
Residence History
Panevėžys → Vilnius → USA (Chicago)

Career

Occupations
writer, editor, journalist, teacher
Active Years
1983-

Education

Vilnius University
Faculty of Humanities / Lithuanian Language and Literature
Degree: 学士
Period: 1979-1983
Year of Graduation: 1983
Country: Lithuania

Awards

EU Prize for Literature
Work: Šiąnakt aš miegosiu prie sienos (Tonight I Shall Sleep by the Wall) — short story collection
Organization: EU Prize for Literature
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tonight I Shall Sleep by the Wall

Short story collection

A short story collection exploring memory, migration and family ties. Through quiet, introspective perspectives the stories examine intersections of personal lives and history.

memorymigrationidentityfamily

Bibliography

  • Tonight I Shall Sleep by the Wall

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyrical, introspective proseconcise and symbolic descriptions
Recurring Motifs
wallshome/places of belongingfragments of memorymovement/migration

Legacy

Recognized as a lyrical, introspective short-story writer in contemporary Lithuanian literature. Gained international attention after receiving the EU Prize for Literature.

Trivia

  • Born in 1960.
  • Lived in the USA (Chicago) from 1994 to 1998.
  • Recipient of the EU Prize for Literature.