Jaanus Vaiksoo

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Jaanus Vaiksoo (born January 5, 1967 in Paide ) is an Estonian literary scholar and children's book author .

Life

Jaanus Vaiksoo graduated from high school in Tallinn in 1985 and then studied Estonian philology at Tallinn University from 1985 to 1991 . After graduating, he took a master's degree at the same university, which he completed in 1994. In the meantime he received a scholarship at the University of Greifswald , later also at the University of Vienna and the University of Tampere .

Vaiksoo has worked as a high school teacher and university lecturer and has also translated literature from German. He has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 2006 .

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Vaiksoo writes both poetry and prose for children and won over the critics primarily through careful language, in whose verses "no random words can be found". His first volume of poetry The Watchmaker's Wife (2003) was awarded the most important prize for children's poetry in Estonia. His poems often have a clear narrative tone and revolve around a specific person (e.g. Uncle Heino in various volumes of poetry).

Vaiksoo has also written plays for children.

Awards

  • 2003 Karl Eduard Sööt Prize for Children's Poems
  • 2013 Literature Prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital (children's and youth literature)
  • 2020 Literature Prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital (children's and youth literature)

bibliography

Children's and young people's literature

  • Neli hommikut ja üks õhtu ('Four mornings and one evening'). Ill. Ilmar Trull . Tallinn: Avita 2000. 51 pp.
  • Kellassepaproua ('The Watchmaker's Wife'). Ill. Anu Kalm. Tallinn: Varrak 2003. 32 pp.
  • Soovaimulood ('Tales of the Swamp Spirit'). Ill. Moritz (Ott Vallik). Tallinn: Eesti Jahimees 2003. 64 pp.
  • Jaagupi esimene koolisügis ('Jaagup's first autumn at school'). Ill. Kadri Ilves. Tallinn: Koolibri 2005. 71 pp.
  • Lumemöll ('Snowstorm'). Ill. Kadri Ilves. Tallinn: Tänapäev 2005. 72 pp.
  • Onu Heino eksis era ('Uncle Heino got lost'). Tallinn: Koolibri 2007. Ill. Kadri Ilves. 48 pp.
  • Nõiutud pulmarong ('The Bewitched Wedding Procession '). Ill. Everi Vahi. Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus 2007. 112 pp.
  • Onu Heino väike pere ('Uncle Heino's little family'). Ill. Kertu Sillaste. Tallinn: Tallinna Keskraamatukogu 2010. 72 pp.
  • Saladuslikud seiklused Toompeal ('Mysterious Adventures on Toompea '). Ill. Marja-Liisa Plats. Tallinn: Kultuurileht 2010. 48 pp.
  • Jõulutaadi ootel ('Waiting for Santa Claus'). Ill. Kertu Sillaste . [Tallinn:] Päike ja Pilv 2012. 32 pp.
  • Supipotikarneval (' Soup Pot Carnival '). Ill. Kaspar Jancis. Tallinn: Koolibri 2012. 47 pp.
  • Kolm sügist ('Three Autumns'). Ill. Kadi Kurema. s. l .: Ärkel 2017. 48 p.
  • Miku ja Mirjami kuus kummalist kohtumist ('The six strange meetings of Mikk and Mirjam'). Ill. Katrin Kaev. s. l .: Ärkel 2018. 46 p.
  • King nr 39 ('shoe size 39'). s. l .: Ärkel 2019. 183 p.

Literary studies (selection)

  • August Gailiti romaan "Toomas Nipernaadi" lugemismudelid, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 8/1994, pp. 460-475.
  • Gailit yes Nipernaadi . Tallinn: Koolibri 1995. 95 pp.
  • Juku. Paper presented at a literary conference on the occasion of Arvo Valton 's 70th birthday on December 12, 2005 at the Estonian Writers' Union, in: Estonian Literary Magazine 22 (spring 2006), pp. 18-23.
  • Lastekirjandus vallutab uusi type. Eesti lastekirjandus 2009, in: Looming 4/2010, pp. 551-561.
  • Harri Jõgisalu , a man like Estonian nature, in: Estonian Literary Magazine 35 (autumn 2012), pp. 12-17.
  • Lõhnav Palanumäe , in: Keel ja Kirjandus 5/2012, pp. 346–359.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, p. 642.
  2. ↑ Jaanika Palm (ed.): Eesti laste- ja noorsookirjandus 1991-2012. s. l. Eesti Lastekirjanduse Keskus 2014, p. 180.
  3. ↑ (English) Review in Estonian Literary Magazine 50 (Spring 2020), pp. 74–75.
personal data
SURNAME Vaiksoo, Jaanus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian literary scholar and children's book author
DATE OF BIRTH 5th January 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Paide