Ann Must

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Ann Must (from 1982 to 1990 Ann Viikberg ; born March 8, 1953 in Tallinn ) is an Estonian writer and translator .

Life

Ann Must graduated from high school in Tallinn in 1971 and studied Estonian philology at the University of Tartu from 1974 to 1980 . She then worked as an editor and journalist. Today she lived as a freelance writer and translator in Tallinn.

Ann Must translates from English (e.g. Ross Thomas , John Updike ) and is a member of the Estonian Writers' Union .

plant

Must has published in magazines since 1969 and published her first volume of novellas in 1980 . With them, the critics drew a comparison with Guy de Maupassant and spoke of an "interesting and hopeful" debut. So far she has published another volume with mainly stories depicting the “soul life of a young woman”.

Translations

In German there is a humoresque by Ann Must: The rusty knight . A narrative has been translated into English: Docent Solus's Forsaken Time .

Publications

  • Tuba. ("The room.") Eesti Raamat, Tallinn 1980. (111 pp.)
  • Vastu valgust. ("Against the light."). Eesti Raamat, Tallinn 1983. (109 pages)

literature

  • Mati Unt : Musta (kasti) esikväljund. In: Keel ja Kirjandus , 6/1980, pp. 370–371.
  • Mall Jõgi: pilgrimage ühte seni ainult pooleldi avatud tuppa. In: Looming , 8/1980, pp. 1193-1194.
  • Mihkel Mutt : Musta kuus poognat. In: Looming, 6/1983, pp. 835-836.
  • Pärt Lias: Reministsentsist. In: Keel ja Kirjandus, 12/1983, pp. 699–701.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Eesti Raamat, Tallinn 2000, p. 350.
  2. ↑ Mati Unt: Musta (kasti) esikväljund. In: Keel ja Kirjandus, 6/1980, p. 370.
  3. ↑ Mall Jõgi: Pilguheit ühte seni ainult pooleldi avatud tuppa. In: Looming, 8/1980, p. 1194.
  4. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Eesti Raamat, Tallinn 2000, p. 350.
  5. ↑ Translated by Viktor Sepp. In: Diamond Seekers and Other Estonian Humoresques. Edited by Harri Lehiste. Perioodika, Tallinn 1980, pp. 64-65.
  6. ↑ Translated by Jack Rueter. In: Estonia , 2/1985, pp. 16-22.
personal data
SURNAME Must, Ann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer and translator
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn