Book launch: A Loser And a Do-Gooder
On Wednesday, 26 March at 7pm at the Lithuanian Embassy (2 Bessborough Gardens, SW1V2JE London) London based writer Paulina Eglė Pukytė will be in conversation with Darius Čiuplinskas about ‘life in a mist of foreign culture’ and her latest book Bedalis ir Labdarys. Dialogai ir monologai (A Loser and a Do-Gooder. Dialogues and Monologues).
| The event is free, please RSVP: amb.uk@urm.lt |
A LOSER AND A DO-GOODER. Dialogues and Monologues (in Lithuanian)
Paulina Pukyte’s third book, Bedalis ir labdarys (A Loser and a Do-gooder, Vilnius: Apostrofa, 2013) is constructed of dialogues and monologues; these short texts are conceptually joined into a narrative of human relationships. It is a journey of a stranger – through misunderstandings, deceit, absurdity, indifference, cruelty, loss, and longing. The book was shortlisted this year for The Most Creative Book by a Lithuanian Author Award.
Paulina Eglė Pukytė, born in 1966 in Vilnius, is an artist, writer and cultural commentator. She graduated from the Vilnius Academy of Art and received a Master’s degree from the Royal College of Art in London. In her visual art practice she mostly works with moving image and found artefacts. She started writing in 2002. Her first book Jų papročiai (Their Habits, 2005, Tyto Alba, Vilnius) was based on her column “Paulina Pukytė in London”. Since 2005 she has been writing regularly for the cultural weekly 7 meno dienos (7 Days of Art). Her essays have received various awards, including the Readers’ and Ministry of Culture award. The collection Netikras zuikis (Fake Rabbit, 2008, Apostrofa, Vilnius) was shortlisted for the Book of the Year award. She divides her time between London and Vilnius.
