Background
She was born in Vilnius, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union.
She was born in Vilnius, Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union.
Studying at the Vilnius Art Academy, her first book was The Year of the Lilies of the Valley, published in 1985. She subsequently published six novels, a children"s book and a book of essays. After her visits in the Far East, she became an active supporter of the Tibet liberation movement.
She died from the soft tissue sarcoma in Vilnius at the age of 45 and is interred in the Antakalnis Cemetery.