Loreta Jastramskienė: It is important to write about what happened in Lithuania
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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Context piece
- Loreta Jastramskienė’s new novel “Birds on Ice” is set in Lithuania in 1993, a period marked by liberation and internal contradictions.
- Its main character is a music teacher raised by parents who experienced Soviet repression.
- The novel examines historical memory, strained relationships and social change.
Loreta Jastramskienė’s novel “Birds on Ice” takes readers back to Lithuania in 1993, portraying a country shaped by liberation, uncertainty and unresolved inner tensions.
The central character is a music teacher who grew up in a family marked by her parents’ experience of Soviet repression. Their history forms part of the emotional world surrounding her and the other characters.
Historical memory, complicated relationships and changes in society run through the novel. Difficult experiences teach its characters to move carefully through life, like people walking across ice that could crack at any moment.
The book was released for readers in August, and Jastramskienė discussed the novel in an interview. Its plot begins after Russian troops had withdrawn from Lithuania, according to the interview introduction.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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