Andres Langemets
Andres Langemets (born March 9, 1948 in Rapla ) is an Estonian publicist, poet, essayist and literary critic.
Life and literature
Andres Langemets graduated from 42nd middle school, today's German grammar school Kadriorg , in the Estonian capital. From 1966 to 1969 he worked in Soviet companies and as a primary school teacher. 1969/1970 he did his military service in the Red Army .
From 1970 to 1975 Andres Langemets studied Estonian language and literature at the Tartu State University (TRÜ) . He specialized in the field of phonetics . He then worked as an editor for various Estonian newspapers: first in 1975/76 for the cultural newspaper Sirp , from 1976 for the literary magazine Keel ja kirjandus and finally from autumn 1987 to 1997 as editor-in-chief of Looming . In 1997/98 he worked again at Sirp . He is currently the editor of the cultural magazine Tuna .
In the 1980s, Langemets debuted with lyrical works. Since 1980 he has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union ( Eesti Kirjanike Liit ). In the same year he was a signatory of the " Letter of Forty ", an open letter from Estonian dissidents criticizing the situation in the Estonian SSR .
In addition to his work as an editor, Langemets is a prolific journalist and writes poems and literary reviews; he is the editor and editor of numerous books and occasionally translates from Russian .
Awards
- 1988 Juhan Smuul Prize
Works
- Omadus (collection of poems, 1981)
- Üleminekud (collection of poems, 1987)
- Post librum. Kijandusmõtisklusi 1972–1987 (literary reviews , 1992)
- Lüroeepika ( prose miniatures and poems, 1998)
- Vooder (poems, 2008)
- Tagasisadu. Valik luuletusi 1965–2011 (poetry anthology, 2012)
literature
- Eesti elulood. Tallinn: Eesti entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 223f.
Web links
- Works by Andres Langemets in the holdings of the Estonian National Library in Tallinn
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cornelius Hasselblatt : History of Estonian Literature . Berlin, New York 2006, ISBN 3-11-018025-1 , p. 705
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Langemets, Andres |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian poet, essayist and literary critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 9, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rapla |