Mait Raun

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Mait Raun (real name Mait Hando Raun , also published under the name Mait Ando Raun , born September 11, 1963 in Tallinn ) is an Estonian writer, publicist and politician.

Life

Mait Raun graduated from high school in Tallinn in 1981 and then studied psychology at the University of Tartu . After graduating in 1989, he worked temporarily as a journalist and was part of the first editorial team of the independent weekly newspaper Eesti Ekspress, founded in September 1989 . He was politically active during the Singing Revolution , which led to the restoration of Estonian statehood. Subsequently, he held various positions in the journalistic, political and scientific fields.

Raun's father is the writer Vallo Raun , his uncle the writer Ott Raun . He lives as a freelance writer and publicist in Tartu.

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Raun published essays and short prose since the early 1990s and published his first novel in 1994, which was received with reluctance. One of Estonia's leading critics at the time, Peeter Künstler, characterized the novel as a “farce”, which, however, had too much ballast “and is therefore going under.” Other novels followed, but Raun attracted the most attention in 1998 when it was titled Wake up. Naive memories from history 1987–1988 a documentary novel about the Singing Revolution appeared, to which Mart Laar had written the epilogue. Since many people are named in the book by their real names, the novel had the character of a memoir, as was noted in the review when it said: "Raun's memoirs should be required reading for all families whose relatives are named in the book." Other reviews were more cautious or directly negative: "Raun says nothing new." Overall, however, the book was certainly "a worthy counterpart to several historical documents about this period of upheaval that were published by the same publisher."

Awards

  • 1988 Looming Prize for Journalism
  • 1994 Third prize in the Faatum Verlag novel competition

bibliography

  • Kollane maja ('The Yellow House'). Tallinn: Kupar 1994, 189 pp.
  • Tuline ratas ('The Hot Wheel'). [Tallinn:] Faatum 1996. 310 pp.
  • Kihutas läbi öö ('hurried through the night'). Tallinn: Umara 1996. 152 pp.
  • Sada sõna ('Hundred Words'). Tallinn: Faatum 1997. 134 pp.
  • Armastuse lood ('stories of love'). Tallinn: FC Boheem 1997. 130 pp.
  • Hobused ('horses'). Tallinn: Kupar 1998. 114 pp.
  • Wake up. Naiivseid mälestusi ajaloost 1987–1988 ('Wake up. Naive memories from history 1987–1988'). Tallinn: SE&JS 1998. 408 pp.
  • Kuningas Arnold ('King Arnold'). Tallinn: Akadeemia Trükk 1999. 95 pp.
  • Suur Jaan ei ole inimene ('The great Jaan is not human'). Tallinn: MR Piller 2001. 135 pp.
  • Vana Aabrami müsteerium . ('The Mystery of Ancient Abraham'). Tallinn: MR Piller [2007]. 216 pp.

Literature on the author

  • Mati Unt : Süstenemi ohver, in: Looming 9/1994, pp. 1284-1285.
  • Peeter artist: Romaan kui elajas, in: Vikerkaar 11/1994, pp. 90–91.
  • Maire Liivamets: Narrid ja ristilöödud, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 10/1996, pp. 697–699.
  • Barbi Pilvre: Hästi Konstrueeritud palavik, in: Looming 8/1997, pp. 1146–1147.
  • Peeter artist: Ajalooline aasta ja nelisada nägu, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 11/1998, pp. 773–776.
  • Kaarel Tarand : Ärkamine ongi kohtuotsus, in: Looming 1/1999, pp. 146-149.
  • Rein Tootmaa : Õudusunenägu, in: Looming 4/1999, pp. 636–637.
  • Tauno Vahter: Maga kiiremini !, in: Vikerkaar 2–3 / 1999, pp. 162–164.
  • Eric Dickens: Mait Raun's true story, in: Estonia 2/2001, pp. 52–56.
  • Priit Kruus : Mis makaronid ?, in: Looming 12/2001, pp. 1907–1908.
  • Olev Remsu : Müsteerium jäi müsteeriumiks, in: Looming 8/2008, pp. 1263-1266.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, p. 454.
  2. ↑ Peeter Artist: Romaan kui elajas in: Vikerkaar 11/1994, S. 90th
  3. ↑ Kaarel Tarand: Ärkamine ongi kohtuotsus, in: Looming 1/1999, p. 148.
  4. ↑ Tauno Vahter: Maga kiiremini !, in: Vikerkaar 2-3 / 1999, p 164th
  5. ↑ Eric Dickens: Mait Raun's true story, in: Estonia 2/2001, p. 56.
personal data
SURNAME Raun, Mait
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Raun, Mait Hando (full name); Raun, Mait Ando
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH September 11, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn