An evening dedicated to the work of Lithuanian writer Jurgis Kunčinas (1947–2002), hosted by translator Tiina Kattel

Friday, May 15th
18:00
Tartu Public Library

The life and work of Jurgis Kunčinas, his novel “Tūla” (Loomingu Raamatukogu, no. 35–38/2025), and the documentary Almost Happy (“Beveik laimingas”, 2004, 59 min, in Lithuanian with Estonian subtitles) will be discussed by the film’s director Agnė Marcinkevičiūtė and Aistė Kučinskienė, associate professor of Lithuanian literature and translation theory at Vilnius University. The Lithuanian-language conversation will be moderated and interpreted into Estonian by the novel’s translator Tiina Kattel. After the conversation, there will be an opportunity to watch the film, in which the writer himself, as well as his closest family members, friends and companions, all have their say.

The event is supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania.

In Lithuanian and Estonian.