Ilmar Trull

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Ilmar Trull

Ilmar Trull (born February 21, 1957 in Tallinn ) is an Estonian poet , humorist and children's book author and book illustrator.

Life

Ilmar Trull graduated from high school in Tallinn in 1975 and then studied English philology at the University of Tartu for a few years . From 1978 to 1980 he did his military service in the Soviet Army , after which he worked in various positions and as a freelancer. From 1985 to 1995 he was an editor at the satirical magazine Pikker ('Thunderstorm'), which was critical of the Singing Revolution in Estonia and was sometimes harassed by the authorities.

Trull has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 1996 and lives as a freelance writer in Tallinn.

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Trull made his debut in 1977 with poems and children's songs in periodicals and compilations and published his first volume of poetry in 1984. Although the critics drew comparisons to Jüri Üdi , Andres Ehin and Johnny B. Isotamm , they were generally reluctant because the previously published poems "raised more hopes [...] than this collection can now satisfy." Not least because of this After that, the author mainly concentrated on humoresques and children's literature.

Trull has also translated from English and, as an illustrator, has designed books by Andrus Kivirähk , among others .

Awards

  • 1998 Karl Eduard Sööt Prize for Children's Poems
  • 1999 Literature Prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital (children's literature)
  • 2005 Karl Eduard Sööt Prize for children's poems
  • 2007 Karl Eduard Sööt Prize for children's poems
  • 2008 Literature Prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital (children's literature)
  • 2012 Karl Eduard Sööt Prize for children's poems
  • 2015 Annual Prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital

bibliography

  • Millest mõtled, seljaaju ('What are you thinking about , spinal cord?'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1984. 48 pp.
  • Lõbusad luuletused ('Funny Poems'). Tallinn: Varrak 1998. 32 pp.
  • Iseloomuga loom ('The animal with character'). Tallinn: Eesti Ekspressi Kirjastus 2005. 85 pp.
  • Musta kassi mumba ('Mummenschanz of the black cat'). Tallinn: Eesti Ekspressi Kirjastus 2006. 85 pp.
  • Järvevaht ja joogivesi ('The sea watchman and the drinking water'). Tallinn: Eesti Ekspressi Kirjastus 2007. 85 pp.
  • Hiire pidu ('The Festival of the Mouse'). Tallinn: TEA 2009. 35 pp.
  • Kaelkirjak ja tähed ('The Giraffe and the Stars'). Tallinn: TEA 2010. 37 pp.
  • Väike viisakas kärbes ('The little polite fly'). Tallinn: Varrak 2011. 67 pp.
  • Tuvi jalutab ('The pigeon is walking'). Tallinn: Varrak 2012. 70 pp.
  • Rähni ravi ('The Cure of the Woodpecker'). Tallinn: Tammerraamat 2015. 400 pp.
  • Jänese valitud palitud ('The selected coats of the hare'). Tallinn: Tammerraamat 2016. 62 pp.

Literature on the author

  • Mati Unt : Kas seljaajus on üldse mõtteid ?, in: Looming 10/1984, p. 1428.
  • Aivar Kull: Seljaaju suundumused. Unifitseeruva mõistuse kriitika ?, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 11/1984, pp. 695–696.
  • Udo Uibo : Kas tuli noor ja tugev mees ?, in: Kirjanduse jaosmaa 1984. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1987, pp. 178-182.
  • Ivo Rull: Kuumas naljad omas ajas, in Vikerkaar 8/1992, p. 90.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cornelius Hasselblatt : History of Estonian Literature. From the beginning to the present. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter 2006, p. 704.
  2. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, p. 613.
  3. ↑ Mati Unt: Kas seljaajus on üldse mõtteid ?, in: Looming 10/1984, p. 1428.
  4. ↑ Aivar Kull: Seljaaju suundumused. Unifitseeruva mõistuse kriitika ?, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 11/1984, p. 696.
personal data
SURNAME Trull, Ilmar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian poet, humorist and children's book author and book illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn