Kalev Kesküla

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Kalev Kesküla (born October 22, 1959 in Tallinn , † June 25, 2010 ) was an Estonian poet , journalist and wine critic .

life and work

Kalev Kesküla studied Estonian Philology at the State University of Tartu until 1983 . From 1983 to 1995 he was an editor at Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus . Since 1991 he has been in charge of the features section of the largest Estonian weekly newspaper, Eesti Ekspress .

Kalev Kesküla has also appeared as a poet since the 1980s. His texts are often oriented towards social issues and occasionally seasoned with a strong dash of irony . Kesküla has also published numerous Estonian wine guides.

Poetry collections

  • Läbi linnaöö (1986)
  • Aeg rannal (1988)
  • Eneseirooniline armastaja (1991)
  • Vabariigi laulud (1998)
  • Platoni riigis (2002)

Secondary literature

  • Cornelius Hasselblatt: History of Estonian Literature. Berlin, New York 2006 ( ISBN 3-11-018025-1 ), p. 722

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Suddenly he was gone - an obituary for Kalev Kesküla ( memento of the original from July 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on July 3, 2010 (published June 28, 2010 - the date of death on July 25, 2010 given in the source is obviously a typo) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.baltische-rundschau.eu
  2. ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 155
personal data
SURNAME Kesküla, Kalev
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH October 22, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 2010