Tarp šlovės ir pasmerkimo : Eduardas Cinzas

Abstract

Eduardas Cinzas (1924–1995) takes a special place among the Lithuanian exile prose writers both because of his exceptional fate and his unconventional plots and characters. In his fiction, he avoided overt use of Lithuanian themes and concentrated on creating realistic images of post-war Belgium, in which he lived at the time. To a large extent his fiction is autobiographical – the author speaks about various life situations which he experienced himself. Cinzas’ prose is about complicated lives of people, uprooted from their familiar environment and thrown into a foreign reality. The nationality of these people is not strictly defined, yet their way of thinking, values and decisions betray Lithuanian character. Though without features of national mentality, Cinzas’ characters are not westerners in their personal lives. The main characters are men who have lost their psychological balance – silent, fervently looking for support, ready to give support, listen and console. Women characters are not original, nor do they exhibit [...]