Conversations
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You could say Doris Kareva (b. 1958) is one of Estonia’s most renowned female poets and has published nearly twenty poetry collections...
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The history of the novel-writing competition organized by the Estonian Writers’ Union goes back nearly a century, albeit with interrupt...
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Thirty years have passed since the release of Border State, a novel by Tõnu Õnnepalu (b. 1962) that was published under the pseudonym E...
Portraits
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Kairi Look’s first children’s book, Ville the Lemur Flies the Coop, was published in 2012. The author herself could very well be that lemu...
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Sanna Kartau (b. 1993) is an Estonian poet and journalist whose debut collection I Vote for This War With My Body won the 2022 Betti Alver...
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Pâté of the Apes by Tõnis Tootsen (b. 1988) is the story of Ergo, the first ape who has learned to write. As the title suggests, the s...
Reflections
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I think the time has come to say a few words about poetry anthologies in translation. There are already enough to draw some conclusions. Be...
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Mati Unt (1944–2005), who would have turned 80 this year, first became known to his peers as a prose writer more than six decades ago. ...
Book reviews
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Urmas Vadi has staged literary scenes where absolute realism and the absurd come together to form a bizarre cohabitation for years, if not ...
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Viivi Luik is undoubtedly one of the most important and internationally renowned authors of Estonian literature. Enchanting Estonian reader...
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Gunnar Neeme (1918–2005) lived most of his life in Australia and achieved international recognition as an artist. He published two ...