Summary of The Ballads of Kukutis
âThe Ballads of Kukutisâ is a collection of poems about a âfoolâ named Kukutis, who stands outside the Soviet system and critiques the social and political circumstances of his time.
Reasons to read The Ballads of KukutisÂ
âThe Ballads of Kukutisâ was frequently chanted during the political protests of the early 1990s that led to the restoration of Lithuaniaâs democracy and independence. Its importance to the national sentiment of Lithuania cannot be underestimated. Martinaitis won numerous literary prizes, including the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts in 1998.
Setting: Samogitia (Lithuania)
Original title: KukuÄio baladÄs
Year of publication: 1977
Nr of pages: 160
