Eno Raud

Eno Raud (born February 15, 1928 in Tartu ; † July 10, 1996 in Haapsalu ) was an Estonian writer and author of children's and youth literature . His best-known work is the four-part children's book series Three Funny Companions , which was written between 1972 and 1982.

Life

Raud was born in 1928 as the son of Mart Raud . From 1947 to 1952 he studied Estonian philology in his hometown of Tartu. He then worked at the Estonian National Library until 1956 , then as an editor for the Estonian State Publishing House. He had been a full-time writer since the 1960s and was a member of the Estonian Writers ' Union from 1963 . In 1978 he was honored as an Honored Writer of the ESSR .

Raud was married to Aino Pervik , their children are the writer and Japanologist Rein Raud (* 1961), the musician and politician Mihkel Raud (* 1969) and the artist and author Piret Raud (* 1971).

Literary work

Even before his time as a professional writer, Raud published his first works. His first children's book So oder so ( Nii või naa ) was published in Moscow in 1954. With The Stainless Sword ( Roostevaba mõõk , 1957) and the sequel The hatchet is unearthed again ( Sõjakirves on välja kaevatud , 1959), Raud wrote an “amusing and exciting… Estonian version of an adventurous Indian story ” for boys. A series of adaptations of Estonian sagas and legends followed, including Der cunning Hans and the Devil ( Kaval-Ants ja Vanapagan , 1958), Der Große Tõll ( Suur Tõll , 1959), a prose version of Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald's adaptation of Kalevipoeg (1961) ) and Die Schildbürger ( Kilplased , 1961). The children's book Reggi is one of his best-known works . The experiences of a small rag doll ( Sipsik , 1962) as well as the four-part children's book series Three Funny Companions ( Naksitrallid , 1975–1983). Raud also wrote adventure novels for young people, texts for children's and puppet theater and scripts .

His works are characterized by a subtle sense of humor, which can be found particularly in word games. In addition, Raud knew how to combine reality with fantastic events in a stimulating way .

Works (selection)

• Three funny fellows. First Book , 1975 (Naksitrallid, 1972)
• Three funny fellows. Second book , 1978 (Naksitrallid. Teine raamat, 1975)
• Three funny fellows. Third book , 1982 (Jälle need naksitrallid. Esimene raamat, 1979)
• Three funny fellows. Fourth book , 1983 (Jälle need naksitrallid. Teine raamat, 1982)
• Fire in a darkened city , 1975 (Tuli pimendatud linnas, 1967)
• The inquisitive film camera , 1975
• The story of the flying saucers , 1976
• The stork and the frog , 1977 (Toonekurg vahipostil, 1974)
• Flickerl , 1978 (Sipsik, 1978)
• The Nose Egg , 1982
• "I'm not stupid!" Said the boar , 1986
• When bold warriors roamed the country , 1988 (Kalevipoeg, 1976)
• Katz und Maus , 1990 (Kassid ja hiired, 1985)
• Reggi. The Experiences of a Small Rag Doll, 1994 (Sipsik, 1987, revised new edition)

literature

• Armin Hetzer: Estonian literature. A historical overview . Harrassowitz , Wiesbaden 2006, ISBN 978-3-447-05466-9 , pp. 145 .
• Risto Järv: Raud, Eno (1928-1996) . In: Donald Haase (Ed.): The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales . Greenwood Publishing, Westport CT 2008, ISBN 978-0-313-33441-2 , pp. 803 f .

Web links

• Literature by and about Eno Raud in the catalog of the German National Library

supporting documents

1. ↑ ^{a b} Armin Hetzer: Estonian literature. A historical overview . Harrassowitz , Wiesbaden 2006, ISBN 978-3-447-05466-9 , pp. 145 .
2. ↑ Ave Tarrend: Male children's book heroes through the ages - analyzed using the example of Estonian children's and youth literature . In: Finnish-Ugric Communications, Volume 28/29, 2004/2005 . Helmut Buske Verlag , 2005, ISBN 978-3-87548-429-8 , p. 380 .
3. ^ Risto Järv: Raud, Eno (1928-1996) . In: Donald Haase (Ed.): The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales . Greenwood Publishing, Westport CT 2008, ISBN 978-0-313-33441-2 , pp. 804 .