Algirdas Pocius
Algirdas Pocius | |
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Member of the Seimas | |
In office 1992–1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 August 1930 , Mažeikiai District Municipality, Lithuania |
Died | 14 August 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania | (aged 90)
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Political party | CPSU LDDP |
Algirdas Pocius (28 August 1930 – 14 August 2021) was a Lithuanian politician and writer.[1]
Biography[]
Pocius studied at the Lithuanian and literature at . In 1954, he began working as a radio correspondent in Šiauliai. In 1956, he began writing in the fiction section of . That year, he joined the Lithuanian Writers' Union. He was Vice-President of the Union from 1981 to 1986.[2][3]
from 1950 to 1952 and subsequently studiedIn 1960, Pocius joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1990, he joined the Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania (LDDP) and served in the Seimas from 1992 to 1996.[4]
Algirdas Pocius died on 14 August 2021 at the age of 90.[5]
Works[]
- Rytmetis Užgirių kaime (1955)
- Žąsies kiaušinis (1959)
- Šešiolika raktų (1960)
- Verpetas (1963)
- Striukis keliauninkas (1964)
- Tik du sūnūs (1966)
- Randai medyje (1968)
- Ištirpę migloje (1972)
- Dobilų žydėjimas (1975)
- Laiškas ant šalpusnio lapo (1977)
- Hommikul, kui vaevas uni (1977)
- Per laukus iki miesto (1979)
- Išskridę iš lizdo (1980)
- Почтальон Теофилис (1981)
- Вкус тмина (1981)
- Liepos šešėlyje (1984)
- Striukis keliauninkas (1984)
- Барбоска (1984)
- Įkaitai (1987)
- Sūpuoklėse (1989)
- Užmarštis (1990)
- Заложники (1990)
- Antros eilės pusbrolis (2000)
- Ekskomisaras (2005)
- Prie piliakalnio (2006)
- Ponia Amnestija (2007)
Awards[]
- for Tik du sūnūs (1967)
- for Išskridę iš lizdo (1982)
- Juozas Paukštelis Prize for Liepos šešėlyje (1985)
References[]
- ^ "Algirdas Pocius". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian).
- ^ "Kaziela Vytautas". rasytojai.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Pocius, Algirdas". Ignitis grupė (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 19 September 2007.
- ^ "Algirdas POCIUS". Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas (in Lithuanian).
- ^ "Mirė lietuvių prozininkas, buvęs Seimo narys Algirdas Pocius". Lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
Categories:
- 1930 births
- 2021 deaths
- 20th-century Lithuanian politicians
- Members of the Seimas
- Communist Party of the Soviet Union members
- Democratic Labour Party of Lithuania politicians
- People from Mažeikiai District Municipality