03053oam 22005654a 450 991051175510332120211005221504.0963-386-359-7(CKB)5590000000002055(OCoLC)1196891153(MdBmJHUP)muse81925(MiAaPQ)EBC6571527(Au-PeEL)EBL6571527(OCoLC)1249471391(EXLCZ)99559000000000205520191210d2019 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLife should be TransparentConversations about Lithuania and Europe in the Twentieth Century and Today /Aurima Švedas, Irena Veisaitė ; translated from the Lithuanian by Karla GruodisNew York :Central European University Press,2020.Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE, 2020©2020.1 online resourceIncludes index.963-386-360-0 "This book of thirteen conversations introduces us to the life of an exceptional person-theatre critic, Germanist, and long-time chair of the Open Lithuania Fund board Irena Veisaitė. The dialogue between Lithuanian historian Aurimas Švedas and a woman who reflects deeply on her experiences reveals both one individual's historically dramatic life and the fate of Europe and Lithuania in the twentieth century. Through the complementary lenses of history and memory, we confront with Veisaitė the horrific events of the Holocaust, which brought about the end of the Lithuanian Jewish world. We also meet an array of world-class cultural figures, see fragments of legendary theatre performances, and hear meaningful words that were spoken or heard decades ago. This book's interlocutors do not so much seek to answer the question "What was it like?" but instead repeatedly ask each other: "What, how, and why do we remember? What is the meaning of our experiences? How can history help us to live in the present and create the future? How do we learn to understand and forgive?" A series of Veisaitė's texts, statements, and letters, presented at the end of the book suggest further ways of answering these questions"--Provided by publisher.Holocaust survivorsLithuaniaBiographyJewsLithuaniaBiographyCollege teachersLithuaniaBiographyTheater criticsLithuaniaInterviewsTheater criticsLithuaniaBiographyElectronic books. Holocaust survivorsJewsCollege teachersTheater criticsTheater critics891/.928303Švedas Aurimas894394Gruodis KarlaVeisaitė IrenaMdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910511755103321Life should be Transparent2550521UNINA