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Justinas Marcinkevičius

Born

in Važatkiemis, Prienų valsčius, Lithuania

March 10, 1930

Died

February 16, 2011

Genre

Poetry, Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Marcinkevičius was born in 1930 in Važatkiemis, Prienai district. In 1954 he graduated from Vilnius University History and Philology faculty with a degree in Lithuanian language and Literature. He joined the Communist party in 1957. He worked for a number of years as vice-chairman of the board of the official Union of Lithuanian Writers. He died in Vilnius.

Having grown up during the post-war period, Marcinkevičius evokes in his poetry a romanticized version of childhood spent in the Lithuanian countryside, of first love, of man's relationship with nature. In his poetry specific and solid peasant thinking is combined with a mind seeking to draw broad general conclusions, and the tradition of Lithuanian poetry singing the Earth's praises with ...more

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Average rating: 3.58 · 1,609 ratings · 55 reviews · 57 distinct works • Similar authors

	Mažvydas 3.24 avg rating — 629 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mindaugas. Mažvydas. Katedra 3.69 avg rating — 499 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grybų karas 4.13 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dienoraštis be datų 4.01 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gyvenimo švelnus prisiglaudimas 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1978	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Laukinė kriaušė 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vėlyvo vėjo vėliavos 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Carmina minora 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voro vestuvės 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greitoji pagalba 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1968 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Justinas Marcinkevičius

“Gal tai erezija, bet man atrodo,
Kad ne tikėjimas svarbu, ne maldos,
O tai, kiek žmogui gero padarai.
Tikėti lengva. Daug sunkiau gyventi.”
― Justinas Marcinkevičius, Mažvydas

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“Meilė – tai du sujungti delnai. Ir gurkšnis vandens juose: gyvenimas.”
― Justinas Marcinkevičius

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“Ir šokių salėse, ir laidotuvėse — visur, kur yra žmogus, ten yra ir gyvenimas. Tik jo rūbai gali būti kitokie.”
― Justinas Marcinkevičius

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