Death: 27th August 1978Location: Antakalnio kapinės (Antakalnis Cemetery), Antakalnis, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Lithuanian writer who received critical acclaim for her 1935 novel Aukštujų Šimonių likimas (The Fate of Šimoniai from Aukštujai). The novel depicts the fate of the Šimoniai family through the 18th and 20th centuries. The family, once powerful and prosperous, weakens as it tries to resist German influence; the family eventually loses its fortunes, ethnic culture and identity. Simonaitytė describes old customs and traditions with loving detail as the Lithuanian culture gradually and unavoidably disappears.
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