Andrei Hvostov

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Andrei Hvostov (2008)

Andrei Hvostov (born July 10, 1963 in Jõhvi ) is an Estonian essayist , writer and journalist .

life and work

Andrei Hvostov graduated from high school in Kohtla-Järve, northeast Estonia, in 1982 . He then did his military service in the Red Army until 1984 . From 1986 to 1988 he trained as a beekeeper in Olustvere .

From 1988 to 1995, Hvostov studied history at the University of Tartu . He has been working as a journalist and essayist since 1994. He worked for a long time for the largest Estonian weekly newspaper Eesti Ekspress . In 2000/2001 he completed further training in journalism at the Free University of Berlin .

In 2008, Hvostov received the renowned Friedebert Tuglas Prize for his novella Sinised mäed .

In addition to his journalistic and writing activities, Hvostov is also politically active. In 2013 he ran unsuccessfully for Tallinn City Council.

Works (selection)

  • Mõtteline Eesti (historical essays, 1999)
  • Lombakas Achilles (novel, 2004)
  • Henrik: sewing 12 pildis (Drama, 2006)
  • Projektijuht Posse (short story, 2006)
  • Võõrad lood ( short stories, 2008)
  • Sillamäe passioon ( childhood memories from the Soviet north-east Estonia; 2011)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://n2dalaautor.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/andrei-hvostov/
  2. ↑ Review ( Memento of the original from November 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / estlit.ee
  3. ↑ Review ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / estlit.ee
  4. ↑ http://petroneprint.ee/raamatud/sillamae-passioon/
personal data
SURNAME Hvostov, Andrei
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH July 10, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Jõhvi