Antanas Vaičiulaitis
Antanas Vaičiulaitis (taip pat žinomas slapyvardžiu Aug. Raginis) – Lietuvos diplomatas, rašytojas, vertėjas.
Baigė Vilkaviškio „Žiburio“ gimnaziją. Lietuvos universitete studijavo lietuvių ir prancūzų kalbą bei literatūrą, pedagogiką, psichologiją. Prancūzų literatūros studijas gilino Grenoblio ir Sorbonos universitetuose.
XX a. ketvirtojo dešimtmečio kartos rašytojas, išsiskiriantis ypač šviesia humanistine pasaulėvoka ir dėmesiu estetiniam kūrinio formos tobulumui. Vaičiulaitis yra vienas ryškiausių krikščioniškojo humanizmo atstovų lietuvių literatūroje, gretintinas su tokiais XX a. prancūzų ir italų literatūros meistrais kaip André Maurois, François Mauriac, Giovanni Pappini. Stilistine kultūra, vakarietiška kūrybine orientacija jis prim
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Works, most notably novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951), of American writer Jerome David Salinger often concern troubled, sensitive adolescents.
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Nuo 1925 m. skelbė periodinėje spaudoje apsakymus, feljetonus. Pirmasis apsakymas „Lelijos sapnas“ pasirodė jaunimo žurnale „Ateitis“ (1926 m., Nr. 4). Pasirašė slapyvardžiu Juozas Kriaušė. [4] Keletą mėnesių redagavo katalikų jaunimo žurnalą „Pavasaris“. Čia spausdino apsakymus, pasirašydamas tuo pačiu slapyvardžiu: Juozas Kriaušė – tai sulietuvintas Grušas. Feljetonus pasirašydavo Liongino Padanginės pseudonimu. Pirmasis apsakymų rinkinys „Ponia Bertulienė“ išleistas 1928 m., o didžiausią populiarumą iš prozos darbų pelnė romanas „Karjeristai“ (1935 m.).
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2009-2011 m. studijavo VU Teisės fakultete ir gyveno Tilto gatvėje, kuri padarė itin didelę įtaką autoriaus kūrybai. Būtent čia parašytas apsakymas „Kur pradingo Tomas Morisonas?“ sulaukė sėkmės: 2010 m. gruodžio 17 d. kūrinys apdovanotas „Literatūros ir meno“ redakcijos rengiamo apsakymo konkurso antrąja premija. Tais pačiais metais autorius tapo ir VU „Filologijos rudens“ laureatu. 2011 m. K. Klimas įstojo į VU lietuvių filologijos studijas, o 2012 m. Lietuvos rašytojų sąjungos žurnale „Metai“ publikavo apysaką „Juliana“ (kūrinys nominuotas Antano Vaičiulaičio premijai).
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