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Prose autumn 2024. Meeting with the writer Violeta Šoblinskaite

Meeting

Violeta Šoblinskaitė Aleksa - poet, dramatist, prose writer.

"Daughters of Oedipus" is the author's third novel.

The novel "Vilkų marti" (2003) was awarded with the Litas and Žemaitė literary prizes, then "Divorce Rooms" (2008) appeared, the book of short stories "Tyruliukai all is well" (2012) was awarded the Juoz Paukšelis and Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė awards. She has published 10 collections of poetry, written plays for children and adults. Sakartvelo IVERIA awards - St. Laureate of the Cross of Ilia (2021).

What is this novel about?

About love and hate, about the purest feelings and violence, about people experiencing joy and confusion.

What happens when God is banished from the heart? What are the feelings of being de-identified?

It is an expertly woven story of two women, unfolding through the confession of a lifetime, without shying away from subtle irony.

Violeta Šoblinskaitė's prose is masterful, nuanced, attractive rich, psychological characters, excellent knowledge of the described environment, motivated actions of the characters.

And those characters are ordinary people nearby, seemingly drowned in everyday worries and household chores, but how much spiritual strength and inner light they have! - Gediminas Jankus