Lithuanian Short Stories

Synopsis

This Collection Contains, In English Translation, Eight Short Stories And Two Other Writings By Lithuanian Authors, Spanning A Time Frame Of From 1930 To The 1980s. One Is Set In A Medieval, Fantastical, Lithuania, Others In Pre-wwii Lithuania, And One Seems To Take Place In Late 20th Century America. 'the Cross' By Jurgis Jankus, Set In A Desolate, Post-apocalyptic Landscape, Is Worth The Price In Its Own Right. 'the Idler' By Aloyzas Baronas Describes A Hero Who Is Zenlike In His Dispassion For Status And Wealth In The Midst Of War And Dislocation. Another Tale Is Of Two Bestest Buddies--a Great-great Grandmother And A Young Boy. 'flax Blossoms' Is About A Barely Restrained Sexual Attraction In A Pastoral Setting, And The Passion Seems To Burst Through The Pages. Two Other Writings Are From The Period Of Lithuania's Rebirth And Its Path Towards Re-establishment Of Independence In The 1990s. Ostensibly Opinion Pieces, They Are Poetical And Unique.