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Donaldas Kajokas
Donaldas Kajokas (born 13 June 1953 in Prienai, Lithuania) is a poet, essay writer and editor of the ''Nemunas'' literary supplement. He studied at the Kaunas Institute of Physical Education and Lithuanian Physical Culture Institute. He sits on the Lithuanian Writers’ Union on the Council of Kaunas Section. He has received numerous awards including: * 1992 Yotvingian Prize * 1992 Salomėja Nėris Award * 1998 Lithuanian Writers’ Union Award * 1999 National Culture and Art Prize * 2011 Kaunas City Municipality's Art and Culture Award * 2012 Baltic Assembly Literary Award * 2012 Kaunas Artist Association Award * 2012 The most memorable artist of Kaunas * 2013 Insignia of Honor of Kaunas City Municipality * 2013 Baltic Assembly Literary Award. Kajokas’ work has been translated into the following languages: English, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Spanish and Ukrainian. He has been a member of Lithuanian Writers’ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donaldas Kajokas
Donaldas Kajokas (born 13 June 1953 in Prienai, Lithuania) is a poet, essay writer and editor of the ''Nemunas'' literary supplement. He studied at the Kaunas Institute of Physical Education and Lithuanian Physical Culture Institute. He sits on the Lithuanian Writers’ Union on the Council of Kaunas Section. He has received numerous awards including: * 1992 Yotvingian Prize * 1992 Salomėja Nėris Award * 1998 Lithuanian Writers’ Union Award * 1999 National Culture and Art Prize * 2011 Kaunas City Municipality's Art and Culture Award * 2012 Baltic Assembly Literary Award * 2012 Kaunas Artist Association Award * 2012 The most memorable artist of Kaunas * 2013 Insignia of Honor of Kaunas City Municipality * 2013 Baltic Assembly Literary Award. Kajokas’ work has been translated into the following languages: English, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Polish, Russian, Slovene, Spanish and Ukrainian. He has been a member of Lithuanian Writers’ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prienai
Prienai () is a city in Lithuania situated on the Nemunas River, south of Kaunas. In 2011 the city had 9,867 inhabitants. The name of the city is a derivative from a surname ''Prienas''. Pociūnai Airport is associated with the city. History Early history The history of Prienai and its surroundings is closely linked to that of the Baltic region. Traces of sporadic human settlement go back to the Neolithic period. However, the vast majority of archeological findings such as tools and antiquity coins date to the Iron Age, when the region of Prienai was inhabited by early Baltic tribes. Lush forests, strategically useful valleys, and stunningly beautiful banks of the Nemunas River were among the main reasons why the area became dotted with 28 hillforts, many of which were relatively densely populated thousands of years ago. Grand Duchy of Lithuania The first documented mention of Prienai is in 1502 when the Grand Duke of Lithuania Alexander gave the land of Prienai to the noble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Male Poets
Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jews, sometimes used to mean Mitnagdim See also * List of Lithuanians This is a list of Lithuanians, both people of Lithuanian descent and people with the birthplace or citizenship of Lithuania. In a case when a person was born in the territory of former Grand Duchy of Lithuania and not in the territory of modern ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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