Meras was born in 1934 to Jehuda and Miriam Meras in a Jewish family in Kelmė, Lithuania, which contained one of the country's notable Jewish communities. His family perished in 1941 when the Nazis undertook the liquidation of Lithuania's Jews, but young Icchokas escaped the Holocaust.[2] "On July 28, 1941, I was being taken to a ditch to be shot," he wrote later. "Due to chance, they decided to return some of the children. Due to another chance, I fell in with people who valued the life of a seven-year old child."
Hidden and adopted by a Lithuanian peasant family, Meras survived the war.[2] In the violent and troubled post-war years Meras attended secondary school and soon revealed an inclination towards writing when he came to work for a local newspaper in Kelmė.
In 1958 he graduated from the Kaunas Polytechnic Institute with a degree in radio electronics, but began devoting most of his spare time to literature. In 1960 Meras published his first collection of stories entitled Geltonas lopas (The Yellow Patch). He based his sketches on his own childhood experiences of Holocaust terror. In 1963 Meras published two works: Žemė visada gyva (The Earth is Always Alive) and his best-known work internationally, Lygiosios trunka akimirką (A Stalemate Lasts But a Moment). In 1965 Meras published another novel, Ant ko laikosi pasaulis (What the World Rests On). In 1971 there followed Mėnulio savaitė (The Week of the Moon) and Senas fontanas (The Old Fountain). In 1971 Meras presented his darkly existentialist novel Striptizas, arba Paryžius — Roma — Paryžius (Striptease or Paris-Rome-Paris). This work was published in literary monthly magazine Pergalė and was roundly criticised by Communist party officials.
Under increasing pressure from the KGB authorities for his literary "deviations," he emigrated from Lithuania to Israel in 1972 where he lived until his death.[4]
^ abcAlgimantas Degutis. "Mirė garsus lietuvių rašytojas I. Meras - DELFI". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
^Staff writer (March 14, 2014). "Lithuanian Jewish writer Icchokas Meras dies in Israel, aged 79". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
^Saulius Sužiedelis. Icchokas Meras and the Holocaust: terror and salvation in contemporary Lithuanian literature. Lituanus, Volume 27, No.3 - Fall 1981, Editor Saulius Sužiedelis, ISSN 0024-5089.
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icchokas, meras, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, june, 2016, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, oct. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Icchokas Meras 1 8 October 1934 13 March 2014 was a Lithuanian writer 2 3 Icchokas Meras on the right in 1968 Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards and recognition 3 References 4 External linksBiography EditMeras was born in 1934 to Jehuda and Miriam Meras in a Jewish family in Kelme Lithuania which contained one of the country s notable Jewish communities His family perished in 1941 when the Nazis undertook the liquidation of Lithuania s Jews but young Icchokas escaped the Holocaust 2 On July 28 1941 I was being taken to a ditch to be shot he wrote later Due to chance they decided to return some of the children Due to another chance I fell in with people who valued the life of a seven year old child Hidden and adopted by a Lithuanian peasant family Meras survived the war 2 In the violent and troubled post war years Meras attended secondary school and soon revealed an inclination towards writing when he came to work for a local newspaper in Kelme In 1958 he graduated from the Kaunas Polytechnic Institute with a degree in radio electronics but began devoting most of his spare time to literature In 1960 Meras published his first collection of stories entitled Geltonas lopas The Yellow Patch He based his sketches on his own childhood experiences of Holocaust terror In 1963 Meras published two works Zeme visada gyva The Earth is Always Alive and his best known work internationally Lygiosios trunka akimirka A Stalemate Lasts But a Moment In 1965 Meras published another novel Ant ko laikosi pasaulis What the World Rests On In 1971 there followed Menulio savaite The Week of the Moon and Senas fontanas The Old Fountain In 1971 Meras presented his darkly existentialist novel Striptizas arba Paryzius Roma Paryzius Striptease or Paris Rome Paris This work was published in literary monthly magazine Pergale and was roundly criticised by Communist party officials Under increasing pressure from the KGB authorities for his literary deviations he emigrated from Lithuania to Israel in 1972 where he lived until his death 4 Awards and recognition Edit Lithuania Lithuanian National Prize 2010 5 Lithuania Commander s Cross of the Order of Gediminas 1995 6 References Edit Note Icchokas is the Lithuanized form for יצחק Yitzhak a Yiddish variant of Isaac a b c Algimantas Degutis Mire garsus lietuviu rasytojas I Meras DELFI Delfi lt Retrieved 2014 03 14 Staff writer March 14 2014 Lithuanian Jewish writer Icchokas Meras dies in Israel aged 79 Jerusalem Post Retrieved March 15 2014 Saulius Suziedelis Icchokas Meras and the Holocaust terror and salvation in contemporary Lithuanian literature Lituanus Volume 27 No 3 Fall 1981 Editor Saulius Suziedelis ISSN 0024 5089 Paskelbti nacionaliniu kulturos ir meno premiju laureatai 547 Del apdovanojimo Didziojo Lietuvos Kunigaikscio Gedimino ordinu External links EditIcchokas Meras at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Icchokas Meras amp oldid 1116748302, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
