Enn Nõu

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Enn Nõu (born October 2, 1933 in Tallinn ) is an Estonian writer .

life and work

Enn Nõu was born as the son of the Estonian agronomist Joosep Nõu (1906–1999). In 1944 the family fled to Sweden before the approaching Red Army . From 1953 to 1961 Enn Nõu studied medicine at Uppsala University . He then worked as a pulmonologist. From 1979 Enn Nõu was a PhD lecturer at the Medical Faculty of Uppsala University. In 1957 he married the Estonian writer in exile Helga Nõu (née Razier , * 1934).

Enn Nõu was one of the leading organizers of the Estonian community in Sweden. He was also known as a writer. In his naturalistic and detailed prose he also took a political position against the Soviet Union and the Soviet occupation of Estonia . Only later did Enn Nõu turn to universal problems. In 1999/2000 Enn Nõu was the last chairman of the Estonian Association of Writers ( Estonian Välismaine Eesti Kirjanike Liit ) before its dissolution.

Works (selection)

  • Pidulik marss ( novel , 1968)
  • Vastuvett (collection of short stories , 1972)
  • Lõigatud tiibadega (novel, 1976)
  • Pärandusmaks (novel, 1976)
  • Nelikümmend viis (novel, 1984)
  • Koeratapja (novel, 1988)
  • Presidendi kojutulek (novel, 1996)
  • Mõtusekuke viimane kogupauk (novel, 2005)
  • Vabariigi pojad ja tütred I osa (novel 2010)
  • Vabariigi pojad ja tütred II osa (novel 2011)
  • Vabariigi pojad ja tütred III osa (novel 2012)
  • Ma armastasin rootslast ehk Sollefteå suvi (novel 2013)

literature

  • Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 333

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cornelius Hasselblatt: History of Estonian Literature. Berlin, New York 2006 ( ISBN 3-11-018025-1 ), p. 380f.
personal data
SURNAME Nõu, Enn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn