Heino Väli

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Heino Väli's grave in the Tallinn Forest Cemetery

Heino Väli (born August 11, 1928 in Tallinn ; † November 23, 1990 there ) was an Estonian children's book author .

Life

Heino Väli attended various schools between 1937 and 1944 and graduated from the film technology school in Nõmme in 1948 . He then held various positions in the film technology area. From 1954 to 1957 he worked in the editorial department of the children's and youth magazine Säde ('Funken'). From 1957 to 1960 he worked on the editorial staff of the satirical magazine Pikker ('Donner'). For a short time he also moderated children's programs on Estonian Radio . Since 1961 he has lived as a freelance writer on the island of Vilsandi .

Heino Väli was married to the translator Silvi Väli (* 1931). The poets Katrin Väli (* 1956) and Kirsti Oidekivi (* 1959) are her daughters.

Literary work

Väli's early stories still take place entirely in the world of the Young Pioneers; H. of the communist youth organizations, but he frees himself from such stereotypes relatively quickly. After his book debut (1957), he published children's books in rapid succession, which quickly became popular. Many of his books are written for the youngest generation and intended as reading books. His best works are about boys of the "adventure age".

Väli has also written a modest amount of prose for adults. One of his stories was awarded the Friedebert Tuglas Novella Prize in 1974.

bibliography

  • Kui vanaema tukastab ('When grandmother takes a nap'), Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1957.
  • Kit Kurnähh, kaardiväelane ('Kit Kurnähh, the front fighter'), Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1958.
  • Rajad soos ('Tracks in the Swamp'), Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1962.
  • Columbus maa Columbus ('Columbus from Columbus Land'), Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1963.
  • Hundikäpp ('Wolfstatze'), Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1964.
  • Silver Ükssilm. Felslandi hirmus mereröövel ('Silver One-Eye . The Terrible Pirate of Felsland'), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1971.
  • Kuukaraadža lugu ('Kuukaraadscha's Story'), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1966.
  • Värvupoeg Värvuke (German translation see below), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1966.
  • Peetrike ('Peterchen'), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1966.
  • Vapustav Tulikametsa lugu ('The Shattering Story of Tulikametsa'), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1970.
  • Hea küll, aga paha ka ('Well, but also bad'), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1975.
  • Kaevulood (' Well Stories '), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1975.
  • Väike armas Barbara ('Die kleine liebe Barbara'), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1977.
  • Muinasjutt kuningapojast ja sinise salliga tüdrukust ('The fairy tale of the king's son and the girl with the blue scarf'), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1980.
  • Silver Ükssilm ja Admiraali vanne ('Silver One-Eye and the Admiral's Oath'), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1981.
  • Teda omaks pidada (' Recognize as own'), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1986.
  • Naga ('Naga'), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1987.
  • Mirjemilaul ('Mirjemslied'), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1987.
  • Paberhaagike ('The Paper Tick '), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1989.
  • Kiikhobu ('The Rocking Horse '), Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1989.

German translations

  • Sparrow sparrows. Illustrated by Valli Hurt. Transferred by Helga Viira . Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1970. 36 p .; 2nd edition 1974, 3rd and 4th edition published by Perioodika Verlag 1977. The books printed in Estonia were among others. a. exported to the GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany.

Secondary literature

  • Mati Ormisson: Nugavalusad lapsepõlve piinad ja säravpuhtad rõõmud, in: Kirjanduse Jaosmaa 88. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1992, pp. 133-137.
  • Jaan Rannap: Üks mees saarel, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 8/1988, pp. 505–507.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jaan Rannap: Üks mees saarel, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 8/1988, p. 505.
  2. ↑ Reet crusts: Eesti Lastekirjandus. Tartu : Elmatar 1995, p. 200.
  3. ↑ Cornelius Hasselblatt : Estonian literature in German translation. A reception story from the 19th to the 21st century. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 2011, pp. 219–222.
personal data
SURNAME Väli, Heino
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn
DATE OF DEATH November 23, 1990
Place of death Tallinn