Name Ricardas Gavelis Role Writer | Movies Forest of the Gods Books Vilnius poker | |
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Similar People Balys Sruoga, Algimantas Puipa, Robertas Urbonas | ||
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Ričardas Gavelis (November 8, 1950 in Vilnius, Lithuania – August 18, 2002) was a writer, playwright, and journalist.
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Life and career
Ričardas Gavelis graduated from Druskininkai high school in 1968. In 1973 he graduated with a degree in theoretical physics from Vilnius University. From 1973 to 1977 he worked at the physics institute of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.
From 1978 to 1980 Gavelis worked in the editorial departments of the magazines Mokslas ir gyvenimas and Pergalė; from 1992 to 2002 he worked as a journalist for the daily newspaper Respublika and the weekly Veidas.
Gavelis was the author of Vilniaus pokeris (translated as Vilnius Poker) and other novels. His work is characterized by a mix of fantasy, eroticism, philosophical ponderings on the human condition, and psychological insight.
Gavelis co-authored with Algimantas Puipa, the screenplay for the film Forest of the Gods (2005), original title Dievų miškas, adapted from the novel of the same name by Balys Sruoga.
Gavelis's works have been translated into English, Latvian, French, Polish, Finnish, German and Macedonian.
