Jaan Undusk | |
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Born | Otepää, Valga County, Estonia | 14 November 1958
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Nationality | Estonian |
Notable awards | Friedebert Tuglas short story award (1987, 2003) Herder Prize (1995) |
Jaan Undusk (born 14 November 1958 in Otepää, Valga County) is an Estonian writer, playwright and literary scholar.[1]
He has been the head of Under and Tuglas Literature Centre of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.[1]
Since 1990, he is a member of Estonian Writers' Union. Since 2007, he is a member of Estonian Academy of Sciences.[1]
Awards
- 1986 and 2003 Friedebert Tuglas short story award (1986 and 2003)[1]
- 1995 Herder Prize[1]
Works
- short story "Sina, Tuglas" (1987)
- novel "Kuum. Lugu noorest armastusest" (1990)
- play "Good-bye, Vienna" (1999)
- play "Quevedo" (2003)
- play "Boulgakoff" (2005)