Born on 09/09/1932 in Čiudiškiai, Prienai district. Died 26 04 2021
In 1953 graduated from Prienai secondary school. In 1957 he graduated from Vilnius Pedagogical Institute (now Lithuanian University of Education) with a degree in Lithuanian language and literature. Taught in Kaunas. 1966-1974 Editor-in-Chief of the magazine "Moksleivis". Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Lithuanian Writers' Union in 1976-1981 and 1991. Since 1981 he has devoted himself to creative work. Member of the initiating group of the Sąjūdis in 1988, member of the Sąjūdis Seimas and Council. Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania 1992-1996. His works have been translated into more than 20 languages (Russian, Czech, Polish, Latvian, Estonian, Latvian, German, etc.), and several of his works have been made into films. Many of the works have been published in audio books by the Lithuanian Library for the Blind. He wrote scripts for the films "A Little Confession" (1971, directed by A. Araminas), "The Blossoming of Unseeded Rye" (1978, directed and co-written by M. Giedrys).