Ugnė Karvelis

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Ugnė Karvelis (born June 13, 1935 in Noreikiškės , Lithuania ; † March 4, 2002 in Paris , France ) was a Lithuanian translator, critic, writer and ambassador, member of the UNESCO board from 1997 to 2002.

Ugnė Karvelis was the daughter of the Lithuanian politician Petras Karvelis ( Lithuanian Foreign Minister from 1925 to 1929) and the cultural activist Veronika Bakštytė . During the Soviet occupation (1940) the Karvelis family emigrated to Germany. From 1967 to 1979 Karvelis was the second wife of the Argentine writer Julio Cortázar .

Works

  • Demain, il n'y aura plus de trains. 1991, ( lit.Traukinių daugiau nebus ), 1997, Roman.

Web links

  • Biography (Lithuanian, accessed September 8, 2010)
personal data
SURNAME Karvelis, Ugnė
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lithuanian translator, critic, writer and ambassador
DATE OF BIRTH June 13, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Noreikiškės , Lithuania
DATE OF DEATH March 4, 2002
Place of death Paris , France