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It is not important how S. Parulskis told the story of Jews‘ murders in his novel "Darkness and Partners". Perhaps some people will find it disgusting and insulting, insolent or shocking. Still, the most important is that S. Parulskis touched this theme avoided in Lithuanian literature until now. It is high time to speak about it and to agree what we have in our conscience.
The poetess, playwright and actress Daiva Čepauskaitė is interviewed without any special occasion. She is asked about absurd things that had happened in her life, about the most beloved place in Kaunas, about the situation of culture and artists in the society today. “Nobody pushed artists away to the margins of the society. We have the same conditions to create and work like other members of our society. I never felt and feel like in a margin of the society. The situation of culture is not bad also. The funding of culture is poor but not the culture itself,” D.Čepauskaitė believes. 8
The poetess, playwright and actress Daiva Čepauskaitė is interviewed without any special occasion. She is asked about absurd things that had happened in her life, about the most beloved place in Kaunas, about the situation of culture and artists in the society today. “Nobody pushed artists away to the margins of the society. We have the same conditions to create and work like other members of our society. I never felt and feel like in a margin of the society. The situation of culture is not bad also. The funding of culture is poor but not the culture itself,” D.Čepauskaitė believes.
Jean Cocteau (1889 – 1963) is a French writer, poet, director, artist who created costumes, stained-glass works, mosaics and who played jazz. J. Cocteau used to work as a boxing manager and ambulance driver. The artist understood at the end of his life that he did not realise himself and became a ceramicist. The interview with J.Cocteu taken by William Fifield for the publication “Paris Review” in 1964 revealing some moments of the life of the French writer and his attitudes is presented to readers in Lithuanian. 1
Jean Cocteau (1889 – 1963) is a French writer, poet, director, artist who created costumes, stained-glass works, mosaics and who played jazz. J. Cocteau used to work as a boxing manager and ambulance driver. The artist understood at the end of his life that he did not realise himself and became a ceramicist. The interview with J.Cocteu taken by William Fifield for the publication “Paris Review” in 1964 revealing some moments of the life of the French writer and his attitudes is presented to readers in Lithuanian.
