Igor Kotyuh
Igor Kotjuh (born May 22, 1978 in Võru ) is an Estonian-Russian writer .
life and work
Kotjuh has Ukrainian , Belarusian , Russian and (South) Estonian ancestors and grew up speaking Russian . After graduating from high school in Võru (1996), he studied journalism at the Russian Adult Education Center in Tallinn from 1999 to 2001 and Estonian from 2000 to 2005 at the University of Tartu . After that - and partly during his studies - he worked as a journalist for various newspapers, but also earned his living as a “construction worker, salesman, chimney sweep, caretaker and farmer”.
Kotjuh writes in both Estonian and Russian. He mainly writes poetry and also translates poetry from Estonian into Russian. He also writes essays and reviews. In 2003 he founded the Estonian-Russian literary group Воздушный змей (' Wind Dragons '), of which he was chairman until it was dissolved in 2006. Kotjuh has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 2006 .
bibliography
- Когда наступит завтра? ('When is tomorrow?'). Tallinn: Huma 2005.
- Teises keeles ('In another language'). Tallinn: Tuum 2007.
- Попытка партнёрства. Стихи и эссемы 2004–2008 (, Politics of Partnership: Poems and Essems '2004–2008'). Võru: Kite 2008.
- Эстонский дизайн. Стихи 2009–2013 ('Estonian Design. Poems 2009–2013'). Tallinn: Kite 2013.
- Естественно особенный случай. Стихотворения в прозе ('A special incident, of course. Poems in prose'). Paide: Kite 2017.
Awards
- 2007 Bernard Kangro Prize for Literature
- 2013 Literature Prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital (Russian-language literature)
- 2015 Order of the White Star (V class)
- 2017 Literature Prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital (Russian-language literature)
Literature on the author
- Aija Sakova : Homne ei saa tähendada lahustumist , in: Sirp , April 29, 2005.
- Epp Annus : Keelest ja moosist , in: Vikerkaar . No. 12/2007, pp. 109-110.
- Jürgen Rooste : Missioonitundega poeet eesti luule serval , in: Looming . 12/2007, pp. 1891-1893.
- Doris Kareva : Kui energia muutub mateeriaks , in: Looming. No. 7/2010, pp. 1026-1028.
- Doris Kareva: Kuidas kujutada headust? , in: Looming. No. 3/2016, pp. 440–442.
- Irina Belobrovtseva: The Bilingual Writer: Two Estonia-Russian Cases and One Russian-Estonian Case , in: Methis. No. 21/22 (2018), pp. 8-25.
Individual evidence
- ↑ KL uusi liikmeid , in: Looming. No. 7/2007, p. 1111.
- ↑ "Essem" is a neologism of the author, with which he describes essay-like poetry. "Poetry in form, essay in content", in: Sirp , March 28, 2008, p. 8.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kotjuh, Igor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian-Russian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Võru |