The long-distance runner Heinsaar and his ninety nine madmen By Sven Vabar ELM 2/2002 ••• For his Tartu-flavoured, superbly imaginative short stories the young writer Mehis Heinsaar (28) has received two prestigious literary awar...
Summer thoughts of a translator By Danute Sirijos Giraite ELM 2/2002 ••• Then there are the books about translation theory. The more I have been exploring them during my 25 years as a translator, the more convinc...
Short outlines of books by Estonian authors By Rutt Hinrikus ELM 2/2002 ••• Jüri Ehlvest. A Stairway to Heaven (Taevatrepp)Tartu, Krauklis, 2001. 148 ppWhile reading Jüri Ehlvest’s (1967) books, one cannot help...
Second wave. Young Estonian prose writers at the turn of the millennium By Janek Kraavi ELM 2/2002 ••• The title was inspired by the name - and position in TV culture - of the 1990s science fiction series produced by F. F. Coppola. The most o...
Seminar of contemporary Estonian literature and translation in Hungary By Tiina Randviir ELM 2/2002 ••• Starting in September 2002, the programme of the Finno-Ugric chair at Budapest University will offer a seminar on contemporary Estonia...
Rivulets into the Sea of Poetry By Ene-Reet Soovik ELM 2/2002 ••• Exchange of teaching staff between educational institutions in different countries is a common phenomenon. It does not always happen, howev...
Literary awards 2001 By Piret Viires ELM 2/2002 ••• The 2001 Republic of Estonia Award for Lifetime Achievement was given to Ain Kaalep, and national awards went to Haljand Udam and Mati Unt....
Juhan Liiv poetry prize 2001 Translated by Jüri Talvet and H. L. Hix ELM 2/2002 ••• The prize-winning poem byMARI VALLISOO I Don’t Build Ei ehitaI don’t build...
Estonian contemporary poetry in galician By Rein Veidemann ELM 2/2002 ••• On Estonian literature’s path to world literature, truly exotic events occur, largely thanks to Estophiles scattered around the globe. One...
Authors' rights in Europe and Estonia By Mati Sirkel ELM 2/2002 ••• On 31 May 2002 the Estonian Writers’ Union hosted an international round table and seminar, “Authors’ Rights”. The seminar was financed wi...