Petras Cvirka (March 12, 1909, Klangai, Kovno Governorate – May 2, 1947, Vilnius) was a Lithuanian author of several novels, children's books, and short story collections.
He wrote under a variety of noms de plume: A.
Cvingelis, Cezaris Petrenas, J.
K.
Pavilionis, K.
Cvirka, Kanapeikus, Kazys Gerutis, Klangis, Klangis Petras, Klangiu Petras, L.
P.
Cvirka, Laumakys, P.
Cvinglis, P.
Cvirka-Rymantas, P.
Gelme, P.
Veliuoniškis, Petras Serapinas, and S.
Laumakys.
His works have been translated into Belarusian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, English, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Polish, Romanian, and Uzbek.