Lithuania – Imogen is Reading and Watching the World: On Books, Film, Art & More

Imogen is Reading and Watching the World: On Books, Film, Art & More

I'm a UK-based editor for a major publisher. I'm making it my off-duty duty to experience FIVE books, FIVE films, art, TV, music and food from every country in the world (where feasible). See drop down menus for my progress.

Film review: Pilgrims (Lithuania, 2021)

Gritty Lithuanian psychological thriller

Lithuanian art installation and opera review: Sun & Sea

An eccentric art installation/opera cross which won a Golden Lion at the 2019 Venice Biennale

Art review: M. K. Ciurlionis (Lithuania)

A rare chance to see the work of Lithuania artist M. K. Ciurlionis in London

Book review: The Endless Steppe by Esther Hautzig (Lithuania, 1930-2009)

I hadn’t come across this classic of children’s literature until my son was assigned it as a year 8 (age 12-13) text. Published in 1968, The Endless Steppe is a memoir of Esther Hautzig’s childhood experiences during WWII, when she and her family were exiled to Siberia. Hautzig was born in what is now Vilnius, …

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