Peet Vallak

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Peet Vallak (real name Peeter Pedajas ; born June 23, 1893 in Suitsuküla, today Saarde rural community , Pärnu district ; † March 17, 1959 in Tartu , Estonia ) was an Estonian writer.

Life and work

Peet Vallak graduated from the Pärnu Progymnasium in 1911 . As early as 1908 he wrote short prose. Vellak wanted to embark on a career as an artist early on. In 1913 he took art lessons in Tartu with Kristjan Raud and from 1913 to 1915 in Petrograd . During the First World War he worked as a journalist. Then he took part in the Estonian War of Independence against Soviet Russia .

In 1921/22 Vallak continued his studies at the Pallas Art School in Tartu. He then settled down as a freelance writer and draftsman. From 1938 to 1940 he was dramaturge at the Vanemuine Theater in Tartu.

Vallak mainly wrote novellas and short stories with which he became known as a prose writer in the interwar period . The focus is often on dramatic events or strange incidents in life. The characters of his stories - mostly simple people - are depicted in a lively and colorful way. His works are influenced by Expressionism . The narration is at times drastic or grotesque. Later novellas are kept in a calmer tone.

Works (selection)

  • Luupainajad (comedy under the pseudonym Egon Närep , not performed to this day, 1924)
  • Must rist (collection of novels, 1925)
  • Epp Pillarpardi Punjaba potitehas (collection of novels, 1925)
  • Ajude mäss (collection of short stories, 1926)
  • Hulgus (novel, 1927)
  • Relvad vastamisi (collection of short stories, 1929)
  • Omakohus (collection of short stories, 1932)
  • Neli tuult jalge all (collection of short stories, 1934)
  • Teod pahurpidi (collection of short stories, 1935)
  • Armuleib (collection of short stories, 1936)
  • Lambavarga Näpsi lorijutte (collection of short stories, 1938)

Private life

Peet Vallak was married to the Estonian journalist and translator Marje Pedajas (1895–1992).

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Remarks

  1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from September 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / elm.einst.ee
  2. ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 583
personal data
SURNAME Vallak, Peet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pedajas, Peeter; Närep, Egon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Suitsuküla, Saarde rural community
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 1959
Place of death Tartu