Juhan Viiding

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Juhan Viiding (born June 1, 1948 in Tallinn , † February 21, 1995 in Rapla ) was an Estonian poet , actor and theater director.

Life and work

Juhan Viiding was born as the fourth child of the Estonian writer Paul Viiding (1904–1962). After graduating from high school, he studied dramaturgy and acting at the Tallinn State Conservatory (now the Estonian Music and Theater Academy ) from 1968 to 1972 . He then worked at the Eesti Draamateater in Tallinn. He quickly became a popular actor ( Peer Gynt , Hamlet ). Viiding staged the plays by well-known authors such as Samuel Beckett , Eugène Ionesco and Minoru Betsuyaku .

Juhan Viiding is best known for his poetry, with which he made his debut in 1968. Until 1978 he published his poems under the pseudonym Jüri Üdi . The name became - similar to Fernando Pessoa - an alter ego for the artist. In 1971, the poems that Jüri Üdi, Johnny B. Isotamm , Joel Sang and Toomas Liiv published under the title Närvitrükk attracted particular attention . In 1978 Viiding's collection of poems Ma olin Jüri Üdi was published . In 1980 Elulootus followed .

Viiding also wrote the play Olevused in 1980 , the screenplay for the film Nipernaadi in 1983 (based on a novella by August Gailit ) and in 1988 for the film The eleven swans , and appeared as a singer, including with the group Amor-Trio . In 1998 the large anthology Kogutud luuletused with Viiding's poems was published posthumously .

Juhan Viiding is the recipient of numerous literary prizes. With his wife, the music teacher Riina Viiding, Juhan Viiding has a daughter, the poet Elo Viiding (* 1974). Juhan Viiding committed suicide in February 1995.

Most important works

  • Närvitrükk (1971)
  • Aastalaat (1971)
  • Detsember (1971)
  • Käekäik (1973)
  • Selges eesti keeles (1974)
  • Armastuskirjad (1975)
  • Mina olin Jüri Üdi (1978)
  • Elulootus (1980)
  • Tänan ja palun (1983)
  • Osa (1991)

literature

  • Cornelius Hasselblatt: History of Estonian Literature. Berlin, New York 2006, ISBN 3-11-018025-1 , pp. 641-644

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personal data
SURNAME Viiding, Juhan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Üdi, Jüri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian lyric poet
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn , Estonian SSR
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 1995
Place of death Rapla , Estonia