European Union Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2015) Winner
Undinė Radzevičiūtė
ウンディネ・ラジェヴィチューテ
Undinė Radzevičiūtė
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1967-06-16 （Lithuania）
- Nationality
- Lithuanian
- Languages
- Lithuanian
- Residence History
- Vilnius, Lithuania
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, advertising creative
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Memberships
- Lithuanian Writers' Union
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vilnius Academy of Arts | — | — | — | — | Lithuania |
Vilnius Academy of Arts
Country:
Lithuania
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | EU Prize for Literature | Fish and Dragons | — | European Union | winner |
| 2018 | Lithuanian Writers' Union Prize | Kraujas mėlynas | — | Lithuanian Writers' Union | winner |
EU Prize for Literature
2015
Work:
Fish and Dragons
Organization:
European Union
Result:
winner
Lithuanian Writers' Union Prize
2018
Work:
Kraujas mėlynas
Organization:
Lithuanian Writers' Union
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Strekaza
2003 novellaHer first published novella, focusing on inner lives and pressures from society.
individual vs societyidentity and adaptation
Frankburgas
2010 novelPublished in 2010; a novel exploring tradition, individuals and social expectations.
tradition and the individualsocial pressure
Baden Badeno nebus
2011 short story collectionA 2011 collection of short stories sharing motifs and characters, depicting how social pressure leads to individuals' destruction.
social adaptationloss of self
180
2015 novel (with detective elements)A departure from historical fiction; explores how great victories can collapse and how attempts at reparation may lead to death.
defeat and reparationreversal of fortune
Fish and Dragons
2013 historical fictionA historical novel with two parallel narratives: one following the Italian painter Castiglione in imperial China, the other about three generations of women in Vilnius' Chinatown. Explores East–West cultural clashes.
East–West cultural clashimmigration and identityintergenerational stories
Translations
- German translation
- Russian translation
- English translation
- Italian translation
Kraujas mėlynas
2017 novelPublished in 2017; a novel exploring family roots and personal history through investigation of lineage.
family historysearch for roots
Library of Beauty and Evil
2020 novelPublished in 2020; addresses boundaries between beauty and evil, ethics and memory.
beauty and evilmemory and ethics
Bibliography
- Strekaza (2003)
- Frankburgas (2010)
- Baden Badeno nebus (2011)
- 180 (2015)
- Žuvys ir drakonai / Fish and Dragons (2015)
- Kraujas mėlynas (2017)
- Grožio ir blogio biblioteka / Library of Beauty and Evil (2020)
Translations of Works
- German
- Russian
- Italian
- Spanish
- English
- Hungarian
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Bulgarian
- Latvian
- Estonian
- Finnish
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- minimalistsharp, economical prosestripped descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- social adaptation and individual collapseEast–West cultural encountersfamily and roots
Legacy
Recognized for addressing familial roots and East–West cultural tensions, she gained international attention after winning the EU Prize for Literature. Her minimalist style secures a distinct place in contemporary Lithuanian literature.
Academic Societies
- Lithuanian Writers' Union
Trivia
- Worked for many years in advertising (Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett).
- Mother's family came from Courland (Latvia) and has Baltic German–Polish–Lithuanian roots.
- Her work has been translated into multiple languages.