Piret Raud:Don’t fear the more serious and mature children’s books By Eva and Indrek Koff ELM 1/2016 ••• “I don’t write for children,” Maurice Sendak said. “I write and I’m told: ‘That’s for children.’” A few generations earlier, J. R. Tolkien a...
Poetry by Juhan Viiding Translated by Miriam McIlfatrick-Ksenofontov ELM 1/2016 ••• SIMPLE POEM happiness once came into the yard and the yard was ever so happy then happiness came into the room and the room was ever so ...
Six Estonian Poets:Juhan Viidingand others since him By Jan Kaus ELM 1/2016 ••• When writer and literary critic Igor Kotjuh posted on his Facebook account the top ten events in Estonian literature in 2015, one of them wa...
The Man Who Spoke Snakish:Andrus Kivirähk in English By Peter Blackstock ELM 1/2016 ••• As an editor, you never know when you are going to find an interesting writer. Of course, manuscripts usually come from literary agents, but...
The many voicesof Estonian drama By Heidi Aadma ELM 1/2016 ••• Ten years ago was the one-hundredth anniversary of professional Estonian theatre. To celebrate the grand occasion, Pärnu’s Endla Theatre mad...
Insanity in Estonian literature By Maarja Vaino ELM 1/2016 ••• According to US literary critic Shoshana Felman, insanity is an obsession of contemporary literature: stories being told are almost exclusiv...
The irony of hope By Adam Cullen ELM 1/2016 ••• "How’s that—we do have freedom now, don’t we?" Sõrgats insisted. "Well, we do," Lumepart said, "but what am I supposed to do with that?" ...
Urmas LennukOnce, in Estonia By Jan Kaus ELM 1/2016 ••• Urmas Lennuk, Ükskord Eestimaal (Once, in Estonia) Viljandi, Ugala teater, 2015. 294 pp ISBN: 9789949387342 Urmas Lennuk (b 1971) has b...
Paavo MatsinThe Gogol Disco By Jan Kaus ELM 1/2016 ••• Paavo Matsin, Gogoli disko (The Gogol Disco) Viljandi, Lepp ja Nagel, 2015. 144 pp. ISBN: 9789949386918 Paavo Matsin (b 1970) is an ins...
Rein RaudThe Death of the Perfect Sentence By Peeter Helme ELM 1/2016 ••• Rein Raud, Täiusliku lause surm (The Death of the Perfect Sentence) Tallinn, Mustvalge Kirjastus, 2015. 176 pp ISBN: 9789949947386 Rein...
Kaur RiismaaThe Holy Mountain and The Blind Man’s Gardens By Peeter Helme ELM 1/2016 ••• Kaur Riismaa, Pühamägi (The Holy Mountain) Tallinn, Verb, 2015. 109 pp ISBN: 9789949947393 Kaur Riismaa, Pimeda mehe aiad (The Blind Ma...
Olavi RuitlaneOn the Water By Peeter Helme ELM 1/2016 ••• Olavi Ruitlane, Vee peal (On the Water) Tallinn, ZA/UM, 2015. 196 pp ISBN: 9789949384693 Olavi Ruitlane (b 1969) is a Souther...
Jürgen RoosteThe Ideal Husband By Carolina Pihelgas ELM 1 /2016 ••• Jürgen Rooste, Ideaalne abikaasa (The Ideal Husband) Saarde-Pärnu, Ji, 2015, 107 pp ISBN: 9789949519552 Jürgen Rooste (b 1979) is one o...
Lauri SommerOnce By Carolina Pihelgas ELM 1/2016 ••• Lauri Sommer, Kunagi: 2008–2015 (Once: 2008–2015) Räestu, Tiivaalune, 2015, 86 pp Although Lauri Sommer (b 1973) made his debut in 1998 as...