Ričardas Gavelis
Ričardas Gavelis (November 8, 1950 in Vilnius, Lithuania – August 18, 2002) was a writer, playwright, and journalist.
Life and career
Ričardas Gavelis graduated from Druskininkai high school in 1968. In 1973 he graduated with a degree in theoretical physics from Vilnius University. From 1973 to 1977 he worked at the physics institute of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.
From 1978 to 1980 Gavelis worked in the editorial departments of the magazines Mokslas ir gyvenimas and Pergalė; from 1992 to 2002 he worked as a journalist for the daily newspaper Respublika and the weekly Veidas.
Gavelis was the author of Vilniaus pokeris (translated as Vilnius Poker) and other novels. His work is characterized by a mix of fantasy, eroticism, philosophical ponderings on the human condition, and psychological insight.
Gavelis co-authored with Algimantas Puipa, the screenplay for the film Forest of the Gods (2005), original title Dievų miškas, adapted from the novel of the same name by Balys Sruoga.[1]
Gavelis's works have been translated into English, Latvian, French, Polish, Finnish, German, Macedonian and Belarusian.
References
- Byla, Ausrine. Forest of the Gods, LITUANUS. V.20, No.4, Winter 1974.
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 9986-16-071-5
- 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 978-0-252-06237-7
- "Vilnius Poker", translation of "Vilniaus pokeris". Rochester, NY: Open Letter Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1-934824-05-4
- Memoirs of a Life Cut Short, translation of Jauno žmogaus memuarai. Glasgow: Vagabond Voices, 2018. Traduction by Jayde Will. ISBN 978-1908251817
Translated into Macedonian:
- „Покер во Вилнус", translation of "Vilniaus pokeris", Antolog, 2013, ISBN 9786084507949
