Mykolas Sluckis
Mykolas Sluckis (October 20, 1928 – February 25, 2013) was a Lithuanian writer.[1][2][3]
Mykolas Sluckis | |
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_by_Guenter_Prust.jpg.webp) Sluckis in 1987 | |
| Born | 20 October 1928 Panevėžys, Lithuania |
| Died | February 25, 2013 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Citizenship | Lithuania |
| Notable works | Laiptai į dangų |
He was among the very few Lithuanian Jewish writers who wrote in Lithuanian.[1]
Biography
Sluckis was born in Panevėžys family of a poor craftsman, Gecelis (Hetzel) Sluckis.[4] In the Soviet Union his full name in Russian was given as "Миколас Гецелевич Слуцкис".[5] During World War II, in summer 1941 (when Lithuania was under Soviet occupation) he was evacuated from the Soviet Young Pioneer camp in Palanga and lived in a rural orphanage in Russia, in Malmyzhsky District of the Kirov Oblast. In Winter 1944 he, with many other children, was returned to Vilnius.[6][7] His parents and brother were killed in Holocaust, only he and his younger sister survived.[4] In 1951, he graduated from the history and philology department of Vilnius University majoring in Russian philology.[1]
For 20 years he was married to Regina née Važgauskaitė and they had daughter Snieguole.[7]
Works
Among other works, Sluckis wrote some 20 books for children and youth, mostly in his early years.[1] He also wrote essays of literary criticism, plays and screenplays.[2]
His novel Laiptai į dangų ("Stairway to Heaven") served as a base for the 1966 award-winning film with the same name ( Laiptai į dangų at IMDb).
His short story Svetimos aistros ("Strangers' Passions") served as a base for the 1983 Latvian film Svešās kaislības ( Svešās kaislības at IMDb).
His works have been translated into 25 languages.[3]
Awards and decorations
- 2004: Officer's Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great[2]
- 1987: Petras Cvirka Prize for the book Medžliepis ("Linden Tree")[2]
- 1984: Honorary title of People's Writer of the Lithuanian SSR
- 1972: Žemaitė Literary Prize for the book Merginų sekmadienis ("Girls' Sunday")[2]
- 1966: Lithuanian SSR State Prize for the short story collection Žingsniai ("Steps")[3]
References
- Ramūnas Gerbutavičius, Rašytojo M. Sluckio talentą gniuždė laiko smagračia ("The talent of the writer M. Sluckis was crushed by the flywheels of time")
- Mirė rašytojas Mykolas Sluckis
- Mykolas Sluckis, Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia
- "Mykolas Sluckis", Maironis Lithuanian Literature Museum
- 'Советские детские писатели - библиографический словарь, 1917-1957, p.342
- М. Слуцкис, "Мы — из Паланги!" (""We are from Palanga!), In collection «Дети военной поры», Moscow, Politizdat, 1984
- "SVAJONĖS IR GYVENIMAS, ARBA RAŠYTOJAS NUO ČIULPTUKO", an interview of Mykolas Sluckis to Gintarė Adomaitytė