Arno Kasemaa
Arno Kasemaa (formerly Arnold Kaskmann , August * 28 . Jul / 10. September 1915 greg. In Karepa, community Haljala ; † 18th March 1999 in Kiltsi (Väike-Maarja) ) was an Estonian prose writer.
life and work
Arno Kasemaa was the son of a small farmer and only graduated from high school for young workers in Rakvere at an advanced age , namely in 1957. After that, he worked in schools in various places on the northeast coast of Estonia until 1979, including Käsmu .
After his retirement he switched to writing and achieved a great public success with his debut novel Strandkiefern (1986), whereas the criticism was rather cautious and accused the author of an excessive preference for copulation scenes, which "later alternate with adventure stories about liquor smuggling." What is undisputed, however, is his good knowledge of the life of the coastal population, from which he draws the subject of his other novels.
bibliography
- Rannamännid ('beach pines'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1986. 319 pp.
- Rannamännid 2 (' Maritime Pine 2'). Tallinn: Olion 1995. 221 pp.
- Oli see armastus ('Was it love?'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1995. 87 pp.
- Maa ja armastus ('Land and Love'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000. 371 pp.
- Metsad kõnelevad ('The woods speak'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2001. 263 pp.
Awards
- 1996 Eduard Vilde Prize
Literature on the author
- (Estonian) Eero Johannes: Tasakaalukas ja tüse action-romaan, in: Eesti Päevaleht, November 14, 1995
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, p. 185.
- ↑ Udo Uibo: Eesti juturaamat 1986, in: Looming 3/1987, p. 400.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kasemaa, Arno |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kaskmann, Arnold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian teacher and prose writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karepa, Haljala County |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1999 |
| Place of death | Kiltsi (Väike-Maarja) |