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Walking the literary tighrope - Jaan Kross

By Christian Braw
ELM 1/2008
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“Honest artisans, dandies and bumpkins! Ernveste hern und frawn von der adell! Förärade och nådigaste borgare! Make haste, make haste, make...

Jaan Kross –
An Estonian ambassador

By Cornelius Hasselblatt
ELM 1/2020
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When Estonia gained independence in 1918, one of the first tasks of the new state was to tell the rest of the world that it exists. Diploma...

Job Lisman
Being led by literature

An interview by ELM
ELM 1/2017
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Job Lisman is the editorial director of Prometheus/Bert Bakker Publishers in the Netherlands, which publishes such bestselling authors as Je...

Insanity in Estonian literature

By Maarja Vaino
ELM 1/2016
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According to US literary critic Shoshana Felman, insanity is an obsession of contemporary literature: stories being told are almost exclusiv...

Literary Awards 2005

By Tiina Randviir
ELM 2/2006
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The 2005 Cultural Award of the Republic of Estonia for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement was given to the grand old man of Estonian letters,...

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 ...

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...

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...

Jaan Kross 80: Three Dialogues

By Eric Dickens
ELM 1/2000
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Characters:Jaan Kross, literary classic, 80 years old on 19th FebruaryEllen Niit, his wife, Estonian writerAksel Tamm, Soviet-time publ...

Literature awards 1998

By Piret Viires
1/1999
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Various literature awards are given in Estonia each year, the most important of which is the national cultural award. In 1998 this pres...