Birk Rohelend

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Birk Rohelend (born April 17, 1981 in Viljandi ) is an Estonian screenwriter and writer.

Life

Rohelend studied genetic engineering at the University of Tartu and then worked as an aerobic trainer and in an advertising agency. She is currently working as a communications manager in Tallinn . She also writes scripts for television series on a regular basis.

She has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 2011 .

Literary work

Rohelend made her debut in 2007 with a critically acclaimed book about a student whose boyfriend committed suicide and remained true to the subject in her next novel. In her other works, she deals with problems in contemporary Estonian society, often asking about the psychological causes. In the novel My couple-toed friend (2009), the critics saw parallels to Kaur Kender , as the modern advertising and business world is also discussed here. Here, however, comparable to Armin Kõomägi , it is clearly viewed more critically, especially since the first-person narrator's only friend turns out to be an (incurable) cancerous tumor.

In 2016, you must kiss Silva, the first volume of a series of psychological crime novels about the main character Silva Stökel, which is based on several parts.

Awards

  • 2006 Third place in the youth book award competition of the Center for Estonian Children's Literature and the Tänapäev publishing house
  • 2008 First place in the youth book award competition of the Center for Estonian Children's Literature and the Tänapäev publishing house
  • Third prize in the novel competition

bibliography

  • Mina, Mortimer ('I, Mortimer'). Tänapäev, Tallinn 2007.
  • Enesetapjad ('The Suicides'). Tänapäev, Tallinn 2009.
  • Alexander ja Belle ('Alexander and Belle'). Tammerraamat, Tallinn 2009.
  • Mu sõraline sõber ('My couple-toed friend'). Tammerraamat, Tallinn 2009.
  • Morbidaarium ('Morbidarium'). Roheline Kuu, Tallinn 2012.
  • Sa pead suudlema Silvat. Silva Stökeli lood. ('You have to kiss Silva. Stories from Silva Stökel'). Helios, Tallinn 2016.
  • Mull ('The Bladder'). Pilgrim, Tallinn 2016.
  • Pardon laps. Silva Stökeli lood. ('The golden child. Stories by Silva Stökel') s. l .: Helios, Tallinn 2018.

Literature on the author

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mari Klein: Noor Mortimer võitleb elu valu ja iseendas elavate deemonitega. In: Eesti Päevaleht. April 13, 2007 epl.delfi.ee
  2. ↑ Peeter Helme: Tänapäeva ideaalkirjandus - nii heas kui halvas. In: Vikerkaar. 12/2009, p. 118.
personal data
SURNAME Rohelend, Birk
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moon, Hele-Riin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Viljandi