The Modern Novel

Biography

Saulius Šaltenis was born in Utena in 1945. His family were teachers. He studied philology at Vilnius University, while working as a labourer at the Vilnius Drill Factory. After the first year he was recruited to serve in the Soviet Army, after which he did not continue his studies. He worked at the Editorial Board of the Lithuanian Film Studio. He then co-founded the weekly North Athens, which he edited. He joined the pro-independence Sąjūdis (Lithuanian Reform Movement) and was elected to the Parliament in 2000 and later became Minister of Culture. He has published articles, stories and novels. Two of his novels have been translated into English.

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