Ričardas Gavelis
Ričardas Gavelis was a writer, playwright, and journalist.Ričardas Gavelis graduated from Druskininkai high school in 1968. In 1973 he graduated with a degree in theoretical physics from Vilnius University. From 1973 to 1977 he worked at the physics institute of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.
From 1978 to 1980 Gavelis worked in the editorial departments of the magazines Mokslas ir gyvenimas and Pergalė; from 1992 to 2002 he worked as a news analyst for the daily newspaper Respublika and the weekly Veidas.
Gavelis was the author of Vilniaus pokeris and several other novels and collections of short stories. His work is characterized by a mix of fantasy, eroticism, philosophical ponderings on the human condition, and psychological insight.
Along with Algimantas Puipa, Gavelis co-authored the screenplay for the film , original title :lt:Dievų miškas |Dievų miškas, adapted from the novel of the same name by Balys Sruoga.
Gavelis's works have been translated into English, Latvian, French, Polish, Finnish, German, Macedonian and Belarusian.
