Asta Põldmäe
Asta Põldmäe (born April 4, 1944 in Puurmani , Estonian SSR ) is an Estonian writer.
Life
Asta Põldmäe graduated from Tartu State University (TRÜ) with a degree in journalism in 1969 . From 1969 to 1975 she worked as editor of the Tartu university newspaper.
From 1978 to 1980 she studied Spanish at the Moscow Foreign Language Institute . Since 1986 she has worked in the editorial department of the Estonian literary magazine Looming .
Asta Põldmäe has been a writer since 1977. She has written numerous prose texts . She also translates Spanish literature into Estonian . Põldmäe has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 1978 . In 1994 she received a scholarship at the Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf .
Works (selection)
Prose collections
- Me (Tallinn 1977)
- Mitmekesi maateral (Tallinn 1978)
- Linnadealune muld (Tallinn 1989; German The Earth under the Cities , 1993)
- Viini plika (Tartu 1999)
- Kirjad pääsukestele. Epistolaareleegia. (Tallinn 2009)
Children's books
- Sügisjooniku seeme (Tallinn 1989)
Awards
Asta Põldmäe received the Juhan Smuul Prize in 1979 for her band Mitmekesi maateral . In 1983 and 1985, Põldmäe was awarded the Friedebert Tuglas Prize for two of her novellas .
literature
- Livia Viitol: "Ajalugu kui eesti keele lugu: Mats Traadi ja Asta Põldmäe viimaste aastate lühiproosast." In: Keel ja Kirjandus 2004, No. 6, pp. 430–450
Web links
- About Asta Põldmäes Viini plika (Estonian Literary Magazine, No. 9/1999)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Põldmäe, Asta |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Puurmani , Estonian SSR |