Born 20 October 1928 in Panevėžys. Died 25 02 2013 in Vilnius.
Born into a Jewish family in Panevėžys. After the outbreak of the war, evacuated from the Palanga pioneer camp, he lived in Russia, in an orphanage. In 1951 he graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in Russian Philology. In 1950-1951 he edited the magazine "Žvaigždutė", in 1952-1954 he was a prose consultant of the Lithuanian SSR Writers' Union, in 1954-1959 he was the secretary of the board. Later he devoted himself to his work as a writer. His works have been translated into several languages. In 1965, the feature film "Laiptai į dangų" (directed by Raimondas Vabalas) was based on his screenplay.