[1] He has been described as the chronicler of Soviet bohemianism, who poeticized the individual's internal autonomy as an alternative to the absurdity of social life.
[2] His works, originally published in the Lithuanian language, have been translated into English, German, Russian, Estonian, Belarusian, Swedish, and Polish.
[1] Kunčinas received the Lithuanian Writers Union' prize in 1994 for the novel Tūla, set largely in Vilnius's Užupis district.
[1][3] His 1996 compilation of essays, Laba diena, pone Enrike!, received an award from the city of Vilnius.
[1] The public library in his hometown Alytus has been renamed after him and holds a biennial literary festival in his memory.