Henno Käo

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Henno Käo (left) and Ott Arder , 2002

Henno Käo (born January 10, 1942 in Laimjala , † July 2, 2004 in Tallinn ) was an Estonian writer , graphic artist and book illustrator.

Life

Käo studied at the art school in Tartu from 1958 to 1963 and then worked for Tallinnfilm from 1963 to 1968 as a director of puppet films. After further training he was employed as an artist at the Tallinn amusement parks from 1969 to 1982, after which he lived as a freelance writer in the Estonian capital.

Käo was also active as a singer with the music ensemble Peoleo and also wrote texts for other groups ( Apelsin , Kukerpillid, etc.). He had been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 1991 .

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In addition to song lyrics, Käo also wrote children's books at an early age, most of which he illustrated himself. In it he dealt expressively with the psyche and imagination of children and increasingly concentrated on imaginative and comical ghost stories. In the criticism he was described as the "most consistent children's book author in the field of fantasy" because, unlike many colleagues, he hardly tried to create a realistic representation. In contrast, he sometimes even entered the science fiction genre .

Henno Käo also published several volumes of poetry for adults ( Apartment of the Soul , 2001; Letters and Stools , 2004). As an illustrator , he also designed children's books by Ott Arder , Leelo Tungal , Voldemar Miller and others. Some of Käo's books have been translated into Danish, English and Russian, but no texts by him have yet been published in German.

Awards

bibliography

  • Suure kivi lood ('Tales of the Great Stone'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1985. 48 pp.
  • Kui mind üldse olemas ei oleks ('If I didn't exist at all'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1986. 47 pp.
  • Oliüks ('once in a while'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1989. 78 pp.
  • Dondijutud (õudselt jubedad): enamjäolt küll lastele, aga ka kõvema närviga keskealiste keskmisele astmele. ('Geschpenstergeschichten (terribly cruel): mainly probably for children, but also for the central middle-aged, who have stronger nerves'). Tallinn: Tiritamm 1993. 126 pp.
  • Väike Kahvatu Kummitus ('The Pale Ghost'). Tallinn: Egmont Estonia 1994. 32 pp.
  • Väike sabatäht ('The Little Shooting Star'). Tallinn: Egmont Estonia 1994. 16 pp.
  • Lumeröökija ehk Üheksa ametit ('The Snow Creamer or Nine Professions'). Tallinn: Olion 1995. 16 pp.
  • Noorpagana lood ('Tales of the Young Devil'). Tallinn: Koolibri 1995. 30 pp.
  • Oliüks ärihaide hambus ('Once upon a time in the clutches of the business sharks'). Tallinn: Hotger 1999. 83 pp.
  • Olematu saar? ('The nonexistent island?'). Tallinn: sn 1997. 83 pp.
  • Kaheksajalgade planeet ('The planet of the eight-footed'). Tallinn: Koolibri 1999. 39 pp.
  • Läbi hõreda kivi ('Through the brittle stone'). Tallinn: Faatum 1999. 133 pp.
  • Hinge korter ('dwelling of the soul'). Tallinn: Tiritamm 2001. 47 pp.
  • Kusagil mujal ('somewhere else '). Tallinn: Tiritamm 2000. 56 pp.
  • Printsuss ('The Prince Snake '). Tallinn: Tiritamm 2001. 125 pp.
  • Kui veel telekat ei olnud ('When there was no television yet'). Tallinn: Ilo 2001. 139 pp.
  • Maailma loomine ja teisi lugusid ('The creation of the world and other stories'). Tallinn: Ilo 2001. 94 pp.
  • Maailma ots ja teisi lugusid ('The end of the world and other stories'). Tallinn: Ilo 2002. 95 pp.
  • Napakad jutud (' Weird Stories'). Tallinn: Ilo 2003 95 pp.
  • Viimane minut ('The Last Minute'). Tallinn: Faatum 2003. 160 pp.
  • Ahjukoll ja teisi lugusid ('The pipe dream and other stories'). Tallinn: Ilo 2003. 94 pp.
  • Tähed ja taburet ('letters and stools'). Tallinn: Faatum 2004. 80 pp.
  • Väike rüütel Rikardo ('The Little Knight Rikardo'). Tallinn: Tänapäev 2004. 137 pp.
  • Tähestikulinn ('The Alphabet City '). Tallinn: Faatum 2005. 54 pp.
  • Siil Sagriku seiklused ('The Adventures of Hedgehog Sagrik'). Tallinn: Tänapäev 2006. 94 pp.
  • Röövlilaev ('The Robber Ship '). Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus 2007. 43 pp.
  • Mina, emme ja teised ('Me, Mama and the others'). Tallinn: Tänapäev 2008. 125 pp.
  • Ajamasin ('The Time Machine'). Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus 2009. 43 pp.
  • Inimese pesa ('Man's Nest'). Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus 2009. 37 pp.
  • Kosmiline teekond - kõige suurem seiklus ('The cosmic journey - the greatest adventure'). Tallinn: Eesti Urantia Assotsiatsioon 2015. 36 pp.

literature

  • Henno Käo, in: Looming 8/2004, pp. 1275-1276.
  • Mari Niitra: Fantaasiakirjandus, in: Jaanika Palm (ed.): Eesti laste - ja noorsookirjandus 1991–2012. s. l. Eesti Lastekirjanduse Keskus 2014, pp. 97–124.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, p. 255.
  2. ↑ Jaak Urmet : Henno Käo - mees, kes oskas välja mõelda, in: Sirp December 17, 2004, p. 6.
  3. ↑ Mari Niitra: Fantaasiakirjandus, in: Jaanika Palm (ed.): Eesti laste- ja noorsookirjandus 1991-2012. s. l. Eesti Lastekirjanduse Keskus 2014, p. 122.
personal data
SURNAME Käo, Henno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian children's book writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Laimjala
DATE OF DEATH July 2, 2004
Place of death Tallinn