Abstract
The article analyzes different narrative techniques that help to express traumatic war-related experiences in short stories. For this case study of motifs related to experiences of war and the use of ingenious techniques of narrative construction, the following fictional texts (short stories) were selected: “Silence of the Night” (1947) by Antanas Škėma; “Rose Red” (1915) by Visuomis (pseudonym of Paulius Galaunė); and “World Painter” (1951) by Jurgis Jankus. In 1944 Škėma (1910–1961) and Jankus (1906–2002) left Lithuania and moved to the West. In 1949 Škėma emigrated to the United States, a year later Jankus did the same. Galaunė (1890–1988) permanently stayed in Lithuania after finishing his studies in St. Petersburg. The article suggests the hypothesis that short stories written in emigration contain brighter motifs and convey a stronger belief of getting over the traumatic war experiences. The analysis of these texts reveals the most effective elements that portray traumatic war experiences in the narrative.
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