Petras Cvirka

Petras Cvirka
A 1959 USSR stamp dedicated to Petras Cvirka
A 1959 USSR stamp dedicated to Petras Cvirka
Born(1909-03-12)March 12, 1909
Klangiai [lt], Kovno Governorate
DiedMay 2, 1947(1947-05-02) (aged 38)
Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR
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Petras Cvirka (March 12, 1909 – May 2, 1947) was a Lithuanian writer of several novels, children's books, and short story collections. He wrote under a variety of pen names: A. Cvingelis, Cezaris Petrėnas, J. K. Pavilionis, K. Cvirka, Kanapeikus, Kazys Gerutis, Klangis, Klangis Petras, Klangių Petras, L. P. Cvirka, Laumakys, P. Cvinglis, P. Cvirka-Rymantas, P. Gelmė, P. Veliuoniškis, Petras Serapinas, and S. Laumakys.[1] His works have been translated into Belarusian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, English, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Polish, Romanian, and Uzbek.[2]

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