Book reviews

Karl-Martin Sinijärv
KMSX: How to Say

By Jürgen Rooste
ELM 2/2016
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Karl Martin Sinijärv, KMSX: Kuidas öelda (KMSX: How to Say) Tallinn, Näo Kirik, 2016. 96 pp ISBN: 9789949980901 Karl Martin Sinijärv (1...

Mehis Heinsaar
The Killing Growth of Dreams

By Jürgen Rooste
ELM 2/2016
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Mehis Heinsaar, Unistuste tappev kasvamine (The Killing Growth of Dreams) Tallinn, Menu Publishing, 2016. 232 pp ISBN: 9789949549245 Me...

Meelis Friedenthal
The Language of Angels

By Jürgen Rooste
ELM 2/2016
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Meelis Friedenthal, Inglite keel (The Language of Angels) Tallinn, Varrak, 2016. 208 pp ISBN: 9789985337004 Meelis Friedenthal (1973) i...

P. I. Filimonov
She Sang to the End

By Jürgen Rooste
ELM 2/2016
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P. I. Filimonov, Laulis, kuni kõik lõppes (She Sang to the End) Tallinn, Varrak, 2016. 312 pp Translated into Estonian from the Russian by...

Silvia Urgas
Destnation

By Paul Raud
2/2016
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Silvia Urgas, Siht/koht (Destination) Tartu, Elusamus, 2015. 48 pp. ISBN 9789949387083  Silvia Urgas (1992) is one of Estonia’s newest ...

Urmas Lennuk
Once, in Estonia

By Jan Kaus
ELM 1/2016
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Urmas Lennuk, Ükskord Eestimaal (Once, in Estonia) Viljandi, Ugala teater, 2015. 294 pp ISBN: 9789949387342 Urmas Lennuk (b 1971) has b...

Paavo Matsin
The Gogol Disco

By Jan Kaus
ELM 1/2016
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Paavo Matsin, Gogoli disko (The Gogol Disco) Viljandi, Lepp ja Nagel, 2015. 144 pp. ISBN: 9789949386918 Paavo Matsin (b 1970) is an ins...

Rein Raud
The Death of the Perfect Sentence

By Peeter Helme
ELM 1/2016
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Rein Raud, Täiusliku lause surm (The Death of the Perfect Sentence) Tallinn, Mustvalge Kirjastus, 2015. 176 pp ISBN: 9789949947386 Rein...

Olavi Ruitlane
On the Water

By Peeter Helme
ELM 1/2016
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Olavi Ruitlane, Vee peal (On the Water) Tallinn, ZA/UM, 2015. 196 pp ISBN: 9789949384693   Olavi Ruitlane (b 1969) is a Souther...

Jürgen Rooste
The Ideal Husband

By Carolina Pihelgas
ELM 1 /2016
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Jürgen Rooste, Ideaalne abikaasa (The Ideal Husband) Saarde-Pärnu, Ji, 2015, 107 pp ISBN: 9789949519552 Jürgen Rooste (b 1979) is one o...

Lauri Sommer
Once

By Carolina Pihelgas
ELM 1/2016
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Lauri Sommer, Kunagi: 2008–2015 (Once: 2008–2015) Räestu, Tiivaalune, 2015, 86 pp Although Lauri Sommer (b 1973) made his debut in 1998 as...

Short Outlines of Books by Estonian Authors

By Rutt Hinrikus, Janika Kronberg
ELM 1/2008
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Doris Kareva. Cut (Lõige). Tallinn: Verb, 2007, 56 pp. ISBN 978-9985-9840-0-0. Describing good poetry using ordinary language is al...

Short Outlines of Books by Estonian Authors

By Rutt Hinrikus, Janika Kronberg
ELM 2/2007
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Tamara Miljutina,  Inimesed minu elus. (People in My Life)Tallinn, Varrak, 2007.  396 ppEnn Soosaar.  Isa ja aeg. (My Father...

Short Outlines of Books by Estonian Authors

By Rutt Hinrikus, Janika Kronberg
ELM 1/2007
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Ervin Õunapuu. Meie igapäevane jää. Eesti gootika III(Our Daily Ice. Estonian Gothic III)Tallinn, Varrak, 2006. 257 pp  ISBN: 97899853...

Short Outlines of Books by Estonian Authors

By Janika Kronberg, Rutt Hinrikus
ELM 2/2005
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Andrus Kivirähk. Jutud (Stories)Tallinn: EKSA, 2005. 279 ppSince the publication of The Memoirs of Ivan Orav in 1995, Andrus Kivirähk has d...

Short Outlines of Books by Estonian Authors

By Aare Pilv, Berk Vaher
ELM 1/2005
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Toomas Raudam. Nips (Snap)Tallinn, Eesti Keele Sihtasutus 2004. 312 ppRaudam may be one of the most prolific Estonian essayists and prose w...

Short Outlines of Books by Estonian Authors

By Rutt Hinrikus and Janika Kronberg
ELM 2/2004
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Heiti Talvik. Legendaarne (Legendary)Tartu: Ilmamaa, 2004. 303 ppThe title of this book, drawing together the small number of works – poetr...

Short outlines of Books by Estonian Authors

By Janika Kronberg
ELM 1/2004
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Nikolai Baturin: Kentaur (The Centaur)Tallinn, Eesti Raamat, 2003. 574 ppThe main theme of Nikolai Baturin’s (b. 1936) work has been th...

Short Outlines of Books by Estonian Authors

By Rutt Hinrikus
ELM 1/2004
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Jaan Kross. Kallid kaasteelised (Dear Co-travellers)Tallinn, Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2003. 719 ppThe publication of Jaan Kross’ (1920) ...

Short outlines of books by Estonian authors

By Janika Kronberg
ELM 2/2003
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Karl-Martin Sinijärv. Artutart & 39Tallinn, Tuum, 2002. 75 ppKarl-Martin Sinijärv (1971) entered Estonian literature almost as a child ...

Kalevipoeg, a great European epic

By Jüri Talvet
ELM 2/2003
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On the bicentenary of birth of Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald,the author of Kalevipoeg and the founder of Estonian literatureFriedrich Reinh...

Treading Air. A tragicomedy in 40 acts

By Eric Dickens
ELM 1/2003
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Jaan Kross’ 1998 novel Paigallend will soon be appearing in English under the title of Treading Air which is an approximation to the origi...

Short outlines of books by Estonian authors

By Rutt Hinrikus and Janika Kronberg
ELM 1/2003
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Emil Tode. Radio (Raadio) Tallinn, Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2002. 447 pp Tõnu Õnnepalu, writing under the pseudonym Emil Tod...

Short outlines of books by Estonian authors

By Rutt Hinrikus
ELM 2/2002
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Jüri Ehlvest. A Stairway to Heaven (Taevatrepp)Tartu, Krauklis, 2001.  148 ppWhile reading Jüri Ehlvest’s (1967) books, one cannot help...

Viirlaid's Poetry in English

By Jüri Talvet
ELM 1/2002
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Arved Viirlaid. Selected Poems. Selected and translated from the Estonian by T.E. Moks and R.W. Stedingh. Vancouver. Lyre Press, 2001. 194 ...

Old Barny - or, is humour translatable?

By Eric Dickens
ELM 1/2002
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Humour doesn’t always travel well. So, let me be frank, I am not on the same wavelength as Rehepapp (title translated variously as Old Barn...

Edibles

By Turid Farbregd
ELM1/2002
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Andrus Kivirähk: The Old Barny. Tallinn 2000. 200 ppAre you one of those who devour literature voraciously, like a horse? And soap like a c...

Windship with oars of light

ELM 2/2001
ELM 2/2001
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The collection Tuulelaeval valgusest on aerud – Windship with Oars of Light, subtitled Estonian Modern Poetry, brings together poetry writt...

Short outlines of books by Estonian authors

By Janika Kronberg
ELM 2/2001
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Aarne Ruben. Volta Whistles Mournfully (Volta annab kaeblikku vilet)Tallinn, Tänapäev, 2001.  352 ppAarne Ruben (29), a student of philolog...

Die Historische romane von Jaan Kross

By Wolfgang Drechsler
ELM 2/2001
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Kerttu WagnerDie historischen Romane von Jaan KrossAm Beispiel einer Untersuchung der deutschen und englischen Übersetzungen von Profes...

Short outlines of books by Estonian authors

By Janika Kronberg
ELM 1/2001
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Andrus Kivirähk: The Barn-keeper (”Rehepapp”)Tallinn, Varrak, 2000. 200 ppAndrus Kivirähk (1970) has very often used elements of folklore a...

Short outlines of books by estonian authors

By Janika Kronberg
ELM 2/2000
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Andres Ehin. Alateadvus on alatasa purjus (The Subconscious Is Always Drunk)Tallinn: “Varrak”, 2000. 519 ppThere are two avowedly surre...

Short outlines of books by Estonian authors

By Rutt Hinrikus
ELM 1/2000
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Ilona Laaman: Mulle ei meeldinud su nimi (I Did Not Like Your Name)Huma: Tallinn, 1999. 43 ppIlona Laaman (1934) lives in Sweden, where she...

Short overviews of books by Estonian authors

By Rutt Hinrikus and Janiks Kronberg
ELM 2/1999
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Madis Kõiv:  Near Kähri Church at Pekri (Kähri kerko man Pekril)"Studia Memoria" II. Võru: Võru Instituut, 1999. 232 ppEstonian literat...

Short outlines of books by Estonian authors

By Rutt Hinrikus, Janika Kronberg
1/1999
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Helga Nõu, In the Eye of the Wolf (Hundi silmas)Tartu: Ilmamaa, 1999.  238 ppAfter WWII, Estonian literature was split into two br...