Images of Lithuania in Stephan Collishaw's novels
ENThe article surveys the representation of space in Stephan Collishaw’s novels and discusses the importance of the Lithuanian setting from the aspect of widened margins of European literary tradition and culture. Fictional space becomes an important factor in describing new directions of European contemporary fiction, encompassing the social and cultural backgrounds of different nations. In his two novels, The Last Girl and Amber, Stephan Collishaw uses his personal experience of living in Lithuania during the period of 1995–1996. Focusing on the historical aspects of the twentieth century in Europe, Stephan Collishaw describes the events during the time frame from the Second World War to the 1990s. The author’s viewpoint on historical events, Lithuanian culture and admiration for this particular setting demonstrates new directions of European literary traditions.
