NZZ Reviews a Lithuanian Woman's Life and Gavelis's «Vilnius Poker»
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung's Feuilleton section carries a piece on a remarkable Lithuanian woman's fate, framed around the turbulent and affecting life of Žemaitė. The same article credits Ricardas Gavelis with «Vilnius Poker», described as a masterpiece about the abysses of communism and the greatest success in the history of Lithuanian literature. According to the NZZ, «Vilnius Poker» is inexhaustible in its riddles and shocking in its alternation between hyperrealism and the fantastic. The piece places Žemaitė's biography and Gavelis's novel side by side as two poles of Lithuanian letters. No publication date, translator, or publisher for either work is given in the source material.
Key facts
- The Neue Zürcher Zeitung published the piece in its Feuilleton section
- The article concerns the turbulent life of the Lithuanian writer Žemaitė
- Ricardas Gavelis is credited with «Vilnius Poker»
- «Vilnius Poker» is called a masterpiece about the abysses of communism
- The novel is described as the greatest success in Lithuanian literary history
- The NZZ calls «Vilnius Poker» inexhaustible in its riddles
- The book is said to alternate shockingly between hyperrealism and the fantastic
- No publication date, translator, or publisher is specified in the source
Entities
Artists
- Žemaitė
- Ricardas Gavelis
Institutions
- Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Locations
- Lithuania
- Vilnius
- Switzerland
- Zurich