Leelo Tungal
Leelo Tungal (born June 22, 1947 in Tallinn ) is an Estonian writer and poet. She is one of the most prolific contemporary children's and youth authors in Estonia .
Life
Leelo Tungal attended school in Ruila and Tallinn from 1954 to 1965 . She closed her studies in 1972 the Estonian philology at the State University of Tartu from. She then worked as a teacher for Estonian , then in the editorial offices of well-known (youth) magazines that appeared in the Estonian SSR , including Pioneer and Tahmeke . In 1979 she joined the Estonian SSR Writers' Union ( Eesti NSV Kirjanike Liit ).
In 1966 Leelo Tungal made her debut as a writer in the poetry anthology Kummaliselt kiivitajad kurtsid . She wrote numerous short stories, children's stories and poems, adult poetry and opera libretti . She also works as a translator from Russian , English and German . Leelo Tungal also writes well-known song lyrics. Her piece Muretut meelt ja südametuld represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 , the song Nagu merelaine took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 .
Tungal has been a freelance writer since 1984. In 1994 she founded Hea Laps ("The Good Child") magazine and became its editor-in-chief.
Awards
- 1993 Anton Hansen Tammsaare Prize of the Albu community
- 1993 Eduard Vilde Prize
- 1995, 2000, 2007 Karl Eduard Sööt Prize for Children's Poems
- 1998 Literature Prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital (children's literature)
- 2005 Order of the White Star , IV class
- 2015 Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann Prize
- 2018 Literature Prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital (Children's Literature)
- 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Estonian Cultural Capital
- 2019 Virumaa Literature Prize
- 2019 Literature Prize of the Baltic Assembly
Works (selection)
- Karune lugu (poems for toddlers, 1975)
- Koera elu (poems for toddlers, 1976)
- Ilus vana naine ( short stories, 1978)
- Neitsi Maarja neli päeva (youth story , 1980)
- Mullaketraja (collection of poems for adults, 1981)
- Tedremäng (collection of poems for adults, 1982)
- Pool koera (children's story , 1983)
- Kirju liblika suvi (children's story , 1986)
- Kartul, clay yes kosmonaut (children's book, 1986)
- Vana vahva lasteaed (poems for toddlers, 1988)
- Küll on hea (poems for children, 1988)
- Kristiina, see keskmine (children's story , 1989)
- Ainus kangelastegu on naeratus (collection of poems for adults, 1991)
- Põrsas pamp (poems for children, 1993)
- Cheese on valge yes south a on must. Luulet 1963-2002 (poetry anthology, 2002)
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Lumemees Ludvigi õnn (2016, illustrated by Regina Lukk-Toompere )
- German: Snowman Ludwig's greatest happiness From the Estonian by Carsten Wilms. Berlin: Kullerkupp Kinderbuch Verlag 2017. ISBN 978-3-947079-04-9
- Seltsimees laps. 1) Seltsimees laps ja suured inimesed. Veel üks jutustus õnnelikust lapsepõlvest. 2) Samet ja saepuru ehk Seltsimees laps ja kirjatähed. 3) Naisekäe puudutus ehk Seltsimees laps ja isa. 2018 (The individual volumes were first published in 2008, 2009 and 2018)
Private life
Leelo Tungal was married to the Estonian composer Raimo Kangro (1949-2001). The couple have three daughters, one of whom is the writer Maarja Kangro .
literature
Cornelius Hasselblatt : History of Estonian Literature. Berlin, New York 2006 ( ISBN 3-11-018025-1 ), p. 628
Web links
- Complete catalog of works (Estonian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , pp. 555f.
- ↑ http://www.miksike.ee/documents/main/referaadid/ltungal.htm
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tungal, Leelo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian writer and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tallinn |