 Sigitas Parulskis (b. 1965 in Obeliai) is a poet, playwright and essayist. He majored in Lithuanian language and literature at Vilnius University.
His first book, All That out of Longing, was published in 1990. His other work includes several books of poetry, two books of essays, a collection of short stories and two novels. He is also the author of several plays and scripts for theatre.
In 1991, Parulskis won the Zigmas Gėlė Award for the best literary debut of the year. In 1995 his achievement in the book of poetry Of the Dead was recognized by the prestigious Jatvingian Award. His play From the Lives of the Dead received the 1996 Kristoforas Award for the best young artist’s theatre play debut. In 2002 the novel Three Seconds of Heaven was recognised as best book of the year and given the Lithuanian Writers’ Union Prize. In 2004, Parulskis received the National Prize in literature.
He has been a member of the Lithuanian Writers’ Union since 1994.
Work by Parulskis has been translated into Russian, English, Latvian, Finnish, Polish, Czech, French, German, Greek, Swedish, Italian and other languages.
He lives in Vilnius.Authors' Voice I can’t claim that it is so easy to compare the Holy Bible to magazines with naked women in them, but it‘s true that I‘ve always been wrapped up only in God and women. All begins, originates and ends in these two themes. Bibliography Doriforė (Doriforė) : [novel]. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2004. 259 pp.
Marmurinis šuo (Marble Dog) : [poems]. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2004. 175 pp.
Miegas ir kitos moterys (Sleep and Other Women) : [essays]. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2005. 142 pp.
Nuogi drabužiai (The Naked Clothes) : [essays]. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2002. 220 pp.
Siužetą siūlau nušauti (I Offer to Shoot the Plot) : [essays]. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2002. 173 pp.
Sraigė su beisbolo lazda (Snail with a Baseball Bat) : [short stories]. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2006. 174 pp.
Trys sekundės dangaus (Three Seconds of Heaven) : [novel]. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2004. 215 pp. 2nd edition
Iš ilgesio visa tai (All That out of Longing): [poems]. Vilnius: Vaga, 1990
Mirusiųjų knyga (Of the Dead): [poems]. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 1994
Iš gyvenimo vėlių (From the Lives of the Dead): [play]. Šiauliai Drama Theatre, 1995
P.S. Byla O. K. (P.S. Case O.K.): [play]. The Lithuanian National Drama Theatre, 1997
Mortui sepulti sint (Mortui sepulti sint): [poems]. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 1998
Nenoriu susipažinti (Reluctant to Meet): [radio play]. The Lithuanian State Radio, 1998
50 eilėraščių (50 poems): [poems]. Selected by A.Marčėnas. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 1999
Dangaus durys dažytos (The Painted Door of Heaven): [album of poetry, sound track]. Vilnius: Tembras, 1999
Meistras ir Margarita (Master and Margarita): [play script]. Oskaras Koršunovas Theatre, 2000
Barboros Radvilaitės testamentas (The Last Will of Barbora Radvilaitė): [play script]. The State Youth’s Theatre, 2002
Trys sekundės dangaus (Three Seconds of Heaven): [novel]. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2002
3 pjesės (Three Plays): [plays]. Vilnius: Baltos lankos, 2006
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