Andrus Kivirähk, Veiko TamjärvNovember by Mari Laaniste ••• At this point in time, an Estonian novel getting adapted into a graphic novel could be described as a phenomenon that’s only slightly m...
Andrus KivirähkFlight to the Moon by Karl-Martin Sinijärv ••• Andrus Kivirähk is one of the most popular and fascinating Estonian authors of the last quarter century (and no doubt of all time). His new...
Andrus Kivirähk The favourite author of young demanding readers By Jaanika Palm ELM 1/2020 ••• Novels, novellas, plays, opinion pieces, and radio programs – Andrus Kivirähk is so active in so many different creative fields that it is ...
Andrus Kivirähk Tilda and the Dust Angel By Krista Kumberg ELM 1/2019 ••• FD Distribution, 2018. 144 pp.ISBN 9789949724802 For anyone expecting to find Andrus Kivirähk’s usual mischievous humor imbedded with im...
Job Lisman Being led by literature An interview by ELM ELM 1/2017 ••• Job Lisman is the editorial director of Prometheus/Bert Bakker Publishers in the Netherlands, which publishes such bestselling authors as Je...
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...
Literary perspectives: waiting for the Great Estonian Novel By Märt Väljataga ELM 2/2007 ••• In 2005, statistics revealed that the most popular author in Estonia, if judged by public library loans, was the American romance writer No...
Literary Awards 2006 By Piret Viires ELM 2/2007 ••• The 2006 Cultural Award of the Republic of Estonia for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement was given to the writer Mats Traat. The Estonia...
Short Outlines of Books by Estonian Authors By Rutt Hinrikus, Janika Kronberg ELM 1/2007 ••• 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 ••• Andrus Kivirähk. Jutud (Stories)Tallinn: EKSA, 2005. 279 ppSince the publication of The Memoirs of Ivan Orav in 1995, Andrus Kivirähk has d...
The old Barny By Andrus Kivirähk ELM 1/2002 ••• November 1stJust before noon, the sun put in a brief appearance. For several weeks now, such a miracle had not taken place; since the begin...
The German Verdict By Cornelius Hasselblatt ELM 1/2002 ••• Every good translation is a new verbalisation of content or of amessage and is not the simple transposition of words from onelanguage to an...
Rehepapp: the beauty of ugliness By Kaisu Lahikainen ELM 1/2002 ••• I started to read this novel on a long train journey, and I nearly missed my station. The initial impression was really weird: I felt almos...
Old Barny - or, is humour translatable? By Eric Dickens ELM 1/2002 ••• 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 ••• 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...
Short outlines of books by Estonian authors By Janika Kronberg ELM 1/2001 ••• Andrus Kivirähk: The Barn-keeper (”Rehepapp”)Tallinn, Varrak, 2000. 200 ppAndrus Kivirähk (1970) has very often used elements of folklore a...
Short overviews of books by Estonian authors By Rutt Hinrikus and Janiks Kronberg ELM 2/1999 ••• Madis Kõiv: Near Kähri Church at Pekri (Kähri kerko man Pekril)"Studia Memoria" II. Võru: Võru Instituut, 1999. 232 ppEstonian literat...