Summary of Tūla
The novel “Tūla” (or “Tula”) tells the story of the narrator’s hopeless love for the woman Tūla, told through fantastical images such as the narrator disguising himself as a bat. The narrative provides a tour of Vilnius’ artistic-bohemian quarter, Uzupis, and offers insight into Soviet-Lithuanian life.
Reasons to read Tūla
“Tūla” won the Lithuanian Writers’ Union Prize for Best Book of the Year in 1994 and is considered a modern-day classic in Lithuania.
Setting: Vilnius, Užupis district (Lithuania)
Original title: Tūla (Užupis)
Year of publication: 1993
Nr of pages: 232
