Vytautė Žilinskaitė
Vytautė Žilinskaitė (born December 13, 1930 in Kaunas ) is a Lithuanian satirist and writer.
Life
After graduating from high school, Vytautė Žilinskaitė graduated from the Vilniaus Universitetas Faculty of History and Journalism in 1955 . Since 1950 she has published her works. Their satires influenced Lithuanian humorous literature. She also emerged as a children's author. Her works have been translated into English, German, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Bulgarian, Portuguese, Moldavian, Hungarian and Latvian, among others.
Since 1963 Žilinskaitė has been a member of the Lithuanian Writers' Union ( Lietuvos rašytojų sąjunga ).
Vytautė Žilinskaitė lives in Vilnius .
Awards
- State Republic Prize, 1972
- State Republic Prize (for children's book “Robotas ir peteliškė”), 1979
- Lithuanian Journalists' Association Prize, 1964
- Name of the cultural person, 1980
- Šarūnas Marčiulionis Prize, 1997 and 2001
- Gediminas Order , 2005
bibliography
Satires
- "Ne iš pirmo žvilgsnio" (1962)
- "Ir aš ožius ganiau" (1965)
- "Angelas virš miesto" (1967)
- "Romantikos institutas" (1968)
- "Paradoksai" (1973)
- "Satyros" (1978)
- "Humoreskos" (1979)
- "Paveikslas" (1981)
- "Ikaras Antrasis" (1990)
- "Vaiduokliai" (1991)
- "Paršiuko puota" (1996)
- “Kas atsitiko?” (2000)
Collections
- "Karuselėje" (1970)
- "Kvaitulys" (1984)
Poetry collection
- "Nesustok, valandėle" (1961)
children
- "Melagių pilis" (1968)
- "Berniukas iš albumo. Karklo šakelė. Begemoto oda" (1974)
- "Robotas ir peteliškė" (1978)
- "Ledinė fėja" (1979)
- "Gaidžio Kalnelis" (1981)
- "Kelionė į Tandadriką" (1984)
- "Kintas" (2005)
Web links
- Literature by and about Vytautė Žilinskaitė in the catalog of the German National Library
- Virtuali paroda, skirta 80-osioms V. Žilinskaitės gimimo metinėms
- www.booksfromlithuania.lt
- www.rasyk.lt
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Žilinskaitė, Vytautė |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian satirist and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaunas |