Ričardas Gavelis

Ričardas Gavelis (born October 8, 1950 in Vilnius, Lithuania – died August 18, 2002) was a writer, playwright, and journalist.

Gavelis was the author of "Vilniaus džiazas", "Vilniaus pokeris", and other novels. His work is characterized by a mix of fantasy, eroticism, philosophical ponderings on the human condition, and deep pyschological insight.

Ričardas Gavelis's works have been translated into English, Latvian, Polish, Finnish, and German.

Biography

1968 graduated from Druskininkai high school

1973 graduated with a degree in theoretical physics from Vilnius University

1973–1977 worked at the physics institute of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

1978–1980 worked in the editorial departments of the magazines "Mokslas ir gyvenimas" and "Pergalė"

1992-2002 journalist for the daily newspaper Respublika and the weekly Veidas

Bibliography

* "Neprasidėjusi šventė," short stories, Vilnius: Vaga, 1976
* "Įsibrovėliai," short stories, Vilnius: Vaga, 1982
* "Nubaustieji," short stories, Vilnius: Vaga, 1987
* "Vilniaus pokeris," novel, Vilnius: Vaga, 1989
* "Jauno žmogaus memuarai," novel, Vilnius: Vaga, 1991. - 140 p
* "Vilniaus džiazas," novel, Vilnius: Vaga, 1993
* "Paskutinioji žemės žmonių karta," novel, Vilnius: Vaga, 1995
* "Taikos balandis," short stories, Vilnius: Alma littera, 1995. - 146 p.
* "Prarastų godų kvartetas," novel, Vilnius: Tyto alba, 1997 - 228 p. ISBN 9986160715
* "Septyni savižudybių būdai," novel, Vilnius: Tyto alba, 1999
* "Sun–Tzu gyvenimas šventame Vlniaus mieste," novel, Vilnius: Tyto alba, 2002. - 290 p.Translated into English:
* "Handless" and "A Report on Ghosts", short stories, in "Come Into My Time: Lithuania in Prose Fiction, 1970-90," ed. Violeta Kelertas. Urbana: University of Illinois, 1992, ISBN 9780252062377

External links

* [http://catalog.openletterbooks.org/authors/8 Open Letter Press - Catalog]

References

* [http://www.booksfromlithuania.lt/index.php?page_id=22&action=info&WriterID=28 Books From Lithuania - Authors]
* [http://www.rasytojai.lt/writers.en.php?sritis=&dalis=&id=88&pavasaris= Lithuanian Profession Writers - Ričardas Gavelis]
* [http://www.literaturfestival.com/bios1_3_6_427.html International Literature Festival Berlin]