Maps

The literature of Vilnius is extremely diffused, both linguistically and spatially, which creates a fractured and fragmented sense of the place. This narrative segmentation echoes the geo-cultural dispersal and national divisions of the city, making reading (and writing) Vilnius a perpetual act of translation. Putting Vilnius literature on the map is another form of translation; but while linguistic translations require breaking cultural codes and crossing boundaries, mapping, potentially, makes entering into separate and unique narrative worlds an experiment in building a cohesive yet kaleidoscopic picture-world of the place.

A website dedicated to gathering and celebrating the places in Tallinn depicted in works of fiction. It also maps the homes of writers and the locations of significant literary events. Each quotation on the map includes the author’s name and the work it comes from, and every excerpt is linked to a specific place in the urban landscape.

This is a fascinating study of the ancient peoples that lived in the Baltic Sea area. The book has hundreds of drawings and photos of various archeological finds, all of which are extensively discussed.