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Fall Comes from the Forest

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Description

Set in the deep woods and bogs of northern Lithuania in the period between the two World Wars, this is the tragic story of a young man struggling to find a place for himself in the world. In the winter, Tilius and his friend Petras work as lumberjacks, but as the spring thaws arrive, Tilius loses his chance at a post as a border guard when he gets into a brawl with the lumber company representative. Instead, he accepts a job as a hired hand at the nearby Doveika farm. Caught between his love for the innocent young Agne and the seductions of his mistress Monika, Tilius is buffeted by circumstances and his confusing and sometimes uncontrollable emotions. With lame herdsman Laurynas keeping guard, the story flows through the seasons to its inevitable conclusion. Written in exile in the United States ten years after the author fled war in his native land, this book in many ways is a love letter to a country and a life left behind.

Product Details

PublisherPica Pica Press
Publish DateAugust 15, 2022
Pages426
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780996630498
Dimensions8.5 X 5.5 X 0.9 inches | 1.2 pounds

About the Author

Marius Katiliskis (Albinas Marius Vaitkus) was born in Gruzdziai, Lithuania, and was part of the generation of writers who fled Lithuania to the West as the Soviets advanced in 1944. The ninth of eleven children, he worked in a library before being conscripted into the army. He emigrated to the United States in 1949 and worked at numerous menial jobs before his death in 1980. His work has been honored by a number of Lithuanian-American organizations.
Birute Slezas has been active in the Lithuanian-American community as a radio and theater producer, actor, and translator.

Reviews

"A surprising and beautiful novel about the desire for more." - Kirkus Reviews

"Strictly controlling every step, carefully considering every detail, the author nevertheless manages to create a lively illusion of a downfall, as if a large river were imperceptibly gathering strength, increasing its speed, and suddenly breaking into a dreadful catastrophic waterfall..." - Rimvydas Silbajoris, Netekties ženklai

"This novel by the exiled refugee, the great Marius Katiliskis, at the peak of his powers in 1957, is a realistic yet linguistically musical ode to the country he left behind. No other writer has captured such a vivid and detailed picture of independent Lithuania between the wars, revealing both the complications of its daily life, the beauty of its nature, the tortured reality of those who wanted to realize their hopes and dreams. He is a master of men's and women's psychology, the social fabric's sociology, wrapped in a tender and at the same time no-holds-barred narrative of what life was like then. Loved by generations of native speakers, the book makes for delicious reading that no one will be tempted to put down. Move over John Steinbeck of East of Eden fame." - Violeta Kelertas, Kellogg Fellow at the University of Washington

"Katiliskis painted a picture of life in a village in the northeastern section of Lithuania in all its richness and complexity. He took us inside the seeming simplicity of village life, revealing to us levels of consciousness and sensitivity only a close acquaintanceship can grant." - Marija Stankus-Saulaite, Lithuanian Heritage

"Marius Katiliskis has created a well-loved classic of Lithuanian literature showing how love, ambition, and revenge create huge storms in life." - Birute Putrius, author of The Last Book Smuggler





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