Jonas Biliūnas

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Jonas Biliūnas


Born
in Niūronys, Lithuania
April 11, 1879

Died
December 08, 1907


Jonas Biliūnas (11 April 1879 – 8 December 1907) was a Lithuanian writer, poet, and a significant participant in the national awakening of Lithuania in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Most of his works are short stories, and often have autobiographical inclusions dealing with his own personal life's experiences. Liūdna pasaka (A Sad Tale) is his longest work and is a psychological drama dealing with the Uprising of 1863. In this work the main character, a woman, is driven to ruin as a consequence of the uprising, and her story is told from a psychological vantage point. During the period between 1900 and 1905, Biliūnas wrote approximately fifteen poems, including several sonnets. These sonnets were influenced by his studies of Petrar
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Kliudžiau

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Liūdna pasaka: Kūrybos rink...

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“Gyvenimas yra įvairus, reikia stengtis jį suprasti.”
Jonas Biliūnas