Summary of Vilnius Poker
“Vilnius Poker” is an epic yet paranoid novel about life in Vilnius under Soviet rule. It tells the story of Vytautas, an antihero obsessed with sex and with “them”, the people who are “in charge” and cover up the “real reality”.
Reasons to read Vilnius Poker
Vilnius Poker” is a post-modern novel that was published just before Lithuanian independence, denouncing the cruelties of the Soviet repression system. The novel contains dark scenes of violence and sex and was considered shocking at the time of its publication. Ričardas Gavelis is regarded as a central figure in Lithuanian literature of the 1990s, with “Vilnius Poker” being his most renowned work.
Setting: Vilnius (Lithuania)
Original title: Vilniaus pokeris
Year of publication: 1989
Nr of pages: 438
