Wanderlust for Lithuania

Lithuania by Rupert Brooke

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


It may be because of my partiality towards Lithuania that I am giving it a four on five rating. Others may or may not love it as much. Some of you might find it a work of plagiarism as it is a LOT like the Biblical story of the Prodigal Son. Others might think it isn't half as good as other plays and might thank the Universe that it was the only play Rupert Brooke ever wrote. However, for me this play holds a special place, primarily because I have grown up on its story. My mother told me the story of Lithuania when I was not even six years old and it has stayed with me ever since and so, when I finally found this extremely rare one act play, despite knowing the whole story, I just couldn't resist reading it.

For me Lithuaniawas more than a play and reading it was like travelling through the old, familiar roads of childhood. The whole experience was nostalgic. It reminded me of my Grandmother's house, of bonfires in the winter, of the smoke that my Grandfather's cigar. So, call it bias but here it is...a four on five!





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