Saulius Šaltenis

Saulius Šaltenis was born on 24 December 1945 in Utena, into a family of teachers; his father was a writer. He studied philology at Vilnius University, did his service in the Soviet army, published his first stories in 1966 and worked at the Lithuanian film studio from 1969 to 1972. Active in Sąjūdis, he signed the act re-establishing independence on 11 March 1990, sat in parliament until 2000 and was Minister of Culture from 1996 to 1999. He has received the Lithuanian National Prize.

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• NovelBees on the SnowKalės vaikaiSaulius Šaltenis · 1990Literature