Jüri Kolk

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Jüri Kolk (2015)

Jüri Kolk (born July 19, 1972 in Viljandi ) is an Estonian writer .

Life

Kolk graduated from high school in 1990 and then studied Estonian philology at the University of Tartu for three years , but without obtaining a degree. Afterwards he worked in numerous different positions - as warehouse worker, logistics manager, editor and the like. From 2011 he worked for the Estonian brewery A. Le Coq for several years .

Jüri Kolk also translates from English and now lives as a freelance writer in Tallinn . He has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 2014 .

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Kolk made his debut in 2009 and then published seven volumes of poetry and two volumes of prose in rapid succession within seven years. With this he has "... quietly but surely moved to the center of Estonian literature", as his fellow writer Peeter Helme put it in a review. In the same review, the critic pointed out that Kolk need not shy away from comparisons with Lauri Pilter , Jan Kaus or Mait Vaik - with regard to his prose.

His relatively late debut - he belongs to a generation with z. B. Karl Martin Sinijärv , Jan Kaus , or Mehis Heinsaar , who went public much earlier - can be explained using two statements from an interview with the author: “It's not that I wanted to be a writer, I knew that I'll be a writer. ”But:“ Reading texts by people under thirty is not worth it. ”Meanwhile, the author is characterized as“ one of the best representatives of resignation poetry in Estonian poetry ”, as his poetry is often characterized by cynicism and a black one and bleak humor. At the same time, his tone is also described as "calm and narrative", which makes it a counterpart to the loud Jürgen Rooste . His prose is also highly praised by colleagues and compared, for example, with Mati Unts .

Since many of Kolk's books were published by Sven Kivisildnik's publisher Jumalikud Ilmutused , parallels were drawn with this poet, which the author himself refuses in the interview mentioned:

Awards

bibliography

  • Barbarian Conan peeglitagusel maal (ja mis ta seal rääkis) ('Conan the barbarian in the land behind the mirror (and what he told there)'). Tartu: Võluri tagasitulek 2009. 96 pp.
  • Jää on paksem kui veri ('Ice is thicker than blood'). Pärnu-Saarde: Ji 2011. 111 pp.
  • Seitse surmavoorust ('The Seven Deadly Virtues'). Pärnu: Jumalikud Ilmutused 2013. 108 pp.
  • Era mine valguse poole ('Don't go to the light'). Saarde, Pärnu: Jumalikud Ilmutused 2013. 104 pp.
  • Teisipäevamaa ('The Tuesday Land '). Pärnu: Jumalikud Ilmutused 2014. 169 pp.
  • Otse aia taga ('Right behind the fence'). Saarde Pärnu: Jumalikud Ilmutused 2014. 109 pp.
  • Suur võidujooks ('The great race'). Tallinn: Tuum 2015. 191 pp.
  • Mee lakkumine pole meelakkumine ('Licking honey is no picnic'). Saarde-Pärnu: Ji 2015. 91 pp.
  • Igapidi üks õnn ja rõõm ('A happiness and a joy in every way'). Tallinn: EKSA 2016. 98 pp.
  • Roheline suits ('Green Smoke') Tallinn: Post Factum 2017. 171 pp.

Literature on the author

  • Veiko Märka : Elevant, portselanipood ja liimipott, in: Looming 5/2010, pp. 732-733.
  • Karl Martin Sinijärv : Aimdusi peeglitaguselt jäält, in: Looming 10/2012, pp. 1500–1501.
  • Kaupo Meiel : Seitse voorust, seitse pattu, in: Vikerkaar 9/2013, pp. 100-103.
  • Jürgen Rooste : Togides saapaninaga kaaskodanikku, in: Vikerkaar 3/2014, pp. 100-102.
  • Mehis Heinsaar : Rännak läbi Teisipäeavamaa, in: Vikerkaar 9/2014, pp. 97-100.
  • Sirel Heinloo: Rohelise seljakotiga teisipäevamaale, in: Looming 9/2014, pp. 1333-1335.
  • Jüri Kolk / Carolina Pihelgas : Tori pegasuse seljas, in: Looming 9/2015, pp. 1320–1326.
  • Peeter Helme : Tõeline Jüri Kolk, in: Looming 10/2015, pp. 1499–1500.
  • Janar Ala: Hajutamise kunst, in: Vikerkaar 10-11 / 2015, pp. 179–181.
  • Indrek Lillemägi: Kuidas Kolk aia taga käis ja tagasi tuli, in: Vikerkaar 10-11 / 2015, pp. 182-185.
  • Margus Ott: Vereimemine pole meelakkumine, in: Vikerkaar 3/2016, pp. 115–119.
  • Aare Pilv : Pretensioonitu puudutus, in: Looming 10/2016, pp. 1485–1487.
  • Kaupo Meiel: Jüri Kolk, seeking the immortal soul, in: Estonian Literary Magazine 43 (Autumn 2016), pp. 53–58 [1]

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Looming 11/2014, p. 1645.
  2. ↑ Peeter Helme: Tõeline Jüri Kolk, in: Looming 10/2015, p. 1499.
  3. ↑ Jüri Kolk / Carolina Pihelgas: Tori pegasuse seljas, in: Looming 9/2015, p. 1320.
  4. ↑ Jürgen Rooste: Togides saapaninaga kaaskodanikku, in: Vikerkaar 3/2014, pp. 100-101.
  5. ↑ Aare Pilv: Pretensioonitu puudutus, in: Looming 10/2016, pp. 1485–1487.
  6. ↑ Mehis Heinsaar: Rännak läbi Teisipäeavamaa, in: Vikerkaar 9/2014, p. 98.
  7. ↑ Mehis Heinsaar: Rännak läbi Teisipäeavamaa, in: Vikerkaar 9/2014, p. 98.
  8. ↑ Jüri Kolk / Carolina Pihelgas: Tori pegasuse seljas, in: Looming 9/2015, p. 1322.
personal data
SURNAME Kolk, Jüri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Viljandi