Summary of Breathing into Marble
“Breathing into Marble” tells the story of a young family in rural Lithuania who adopt an orphan boy with a deeply troubled character. This adoption leads to dramatic consequences for their family life.
Reasons to read Breathing into Marble
“Breathing into Marble” is a psychological, dark, and poetic novel exploring themes of psychosis, loneliness, adoption, abuse, and complex family relationships. This debut novel by Lithuanian author Sintija Černiauskaitė won the EU Prize for Literature in 2009.
Setting: Lithuania
Book set in Lithuania: the novel is set in the Lithuanian countryside, likely in the Vilnius region.
Original title: Kvėpavimas į marmurą
Year of publication: 2006
Nr of pages: 192
