Berk Vaher
Berk Vaher (born June 30, 1975 in Kohtla-Järve ) is an Estonian writer.
Life
Berk Vaher graduated from high school in Viljandi in 1993 and studied English language and literature at the University of Tartu . After graduating there in 1997, he studied at Warwick University , where he obtained his master's degree in 1999 .
Vaher is a lecturer at the University of Tartu and also active as a translator from English and editor of literary magazines. He has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 2002 . From 2005 to 2011 and again since 2014, Vaher is the chairman of the association's Tartu department.
Literary work
Vaher made his debut with short prose in 1999 as part of the literary group "Erakkond", which also included Kristiina Ehin , Mehis Heinsaar , Kalju Kruusa and Aare Pilv . His first narrow volume with novellas and a poem was followed in the same year, but caused a greater sensation, by his second collection Clouds on the Asphalt (2000).
One critic spoke of “baroque, mannerist heaviness” and drew a comparison with Friedebert Tuglas .
Vaher's other works were later repeatedly highlighted as a linguistic special achievement - for example, his novel Epos was compared with Finnegans Wake by James Joyce .
Awards
- 2008 Juri Lotman scholarship
bibliography
- Vedamine ('have a pig'). s. l. 1999. 43 pp.
- Pilved asfaldile ('clouds on the asphalt'). Tartu: Erakkond 2000. 105 pp.
- Kaval kuuldavus ('Insidious Audibility'). Tallinn: Erakkond 2001. 106 pp.
- Lugulaul ('Epic'). Tartu: Erakkond 2002. 383 pp.
- Sekeldaja päevad ('Days of an Adventurer'). Tallinn: Tuum 2004. 136 pp.
- (together with Tõnis Mägi ) Müümata naer ('Unsold Laughter'). Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus 2011. 285 pp.
- Sõnastamatu lend sõnades. Kirjutisi kirjandusest ('Unformulated flight in words. Writings on literature'). Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus 2014. 310 pp.
Literature on the author
- Veiko Märka : Ega raamat ole lugemiseks, in: Looming 4/2000, pp. 627-630.
- Toomas Raudam : Eel-raamat, in: Vikerkaar 3/2003, pp. 83-86.
- Olev Remsu : Laul matab loo, in: Looming 4/2003, pp. 622-624.
- Jaak Tomberg: Loost yes lukewarm. Kiriusutlus Berk Vaheriga, in: Looming 7/2003, pp. 1090-1097.
- (English) Review of Sekeldaja päevad , 2005
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cornelius Hasselblatt : History of Estonian Literature. From the beginning to the present. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter 2006, pp. 788–789.
- ↑ Anneli Mihkelev: Nagu laulu ilus tuline oja ..., in: Sirp (newspaper) April 14, 2000 , p. 14.
- ↑ Jaak Tomberg: Loost ja lulust. Kiriusutlus Berk Vaheriga, in: Looming 7/2003, p. 1092.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vaher, Berk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian writer and critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 30, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kohtla-Järve |