Jakob Mändmets

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Jakob Mändmets (born July 17 . Jul / 29. July  1871 greg. In Paiküla today Landsgemeinde Lääne-Saare Island Saaremaa ; † 25. December 1930 in Tallinn ) was an Estonian writer and journalist .

life and work

Jakob Mändmets studied from 1885 to 1888 at the Kaarma teachers' college . He then worked as a teacher in the districts of Saaremaa , Läänemaa and Harjumaa . Mändmets then embarked on a career in journalism . From 1903 until it was banned in 1905, he worked as an editor for the Estonian newspaper Uus Aeg , from 1906 to 1910 for Päevaleht , from 1910 to 1916 for Tallinna Teataja and from 1916 until his death again for Päevaleht .

In 1897 Mändmets made his debut as a writer. In 1922 he became a member of the Estonian Writers' Union . Mändmets mainly wrote stories, short stories and narratives that describe country life. He devoted a large part of his work to the poor everyday life on his home island Saaremaa. He has also published plays, reviews and essays.

Works (selection)

  • Koduküla vainult ( short stories, 1900)
  • Pilpad ( short stories, 1902)
  • Tont (narrative, 1902)
  • Meri (collection of short stories, 1914)
  • Läbi rädi ( short stories, 1927)

literature

  • Oskar Kruus: Jakob Mändmets. Tallinn 1961.
  • Cornelius Hasselblatt: History of Estonian Literature. Berlin, New York 2006, ISBN 3-11-018025-1 , p. 380f.
  • Henno Jänes: History of Estonian Literature, Edition 8 Volume 8 of Stockholm studies in history of literature . History of Estonian Literature. Ed .: Acta universitatis Stockholmiensis. tape 8 by Acta Universitatis Stockholmiensis: Stockholm studies in history of literature. Almqvist & Wiksell, 1965 ( Google Books ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eesti Elulood. (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia. 14) Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus, Tallinn 2000, ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 312.
personal data
SURNAME Mändmets, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Paiküla , today the rural community of Lääne-Saare , Saaremaa island
DATE OF DEATH December 25, 1930
Place of death Tallinn