camp. However, in 1945, he returned to Vilnius and continued teaching at Vilnius University, where he wrote the dramas Pajūrio kurortas and Barbora Radvilaitė. The authorities' refusal to publish Forest of The Gods and weak health resulting from his time in concentration camps led to his death in October 16, 1947 (he died going back from Kaunas to Vilnius because of a cold). The 2005 film Forest of the Gods was based on the book. References External links Bibliography 1896 births 1947 deaths 20th-century dramatists and playwrights 20th-century poets Lithuanian dramatists and playwrights Lithuanian folklorists Lithuanian male poets Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni Moscow State University alumni People from Biržai District Municipality People from Kovno Governorate Saint Petersburg State University alumni Stutthof concentration camp survivors Academic staff of Vilnius University Academic staff of Vytautas Magnus University Burials at Rasos Cemetery