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Peeter Helmets (2011)

Peeter Helme (born September 6, 1978 in Tallinn ) is an Estonian writer, literary critic and translator.

Life

Peeter Helme was born the son of the Estonian military historian Rein Helme (1954–2003). He studied history , art history and theology in Tartu , Göttingen and Berlin . In Göttingen he became a member of Corps Teutonia-Hecynia.

Helme initially worked at the Eesti Instituut as an editor and freelance writer. He has mainly dealt with political philosophies of the 20th century and German literary history. He has also made a name for himself as a translator of specialist historical literature.

Since 2007, Helme has appeared regularly with literature programs on the radio. From 2010 to 2014 he was a literary critic for the Estonian weekly newspaper Eesti Ekspress . From January 2014 to January 2019 he worked as an editor for literature and moderator at the Estonian public broadcaster , since January 2019 he has been the department head of the Estonian daily newspaper Postimees .

From 1999 to 2004 he was a member of the Estonian Social Democracy .

Peeter Helme has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Estonian Writers' Union since 2012 .

Literary work

Peeter Helme has also appeared as a writer. His most important fiction publications include

  • Puudutus ('The Touch'), novel 2007
  • Lihtne Buxtehude ('Das schlichte Buxtehude'), short story 2008
  • September ('September'), novel 2009
  • Laps ('Das Kind'), short story 2010
  • Varastatud aja lõpus ('At the end of the stolen time'), novel 2011
  • Saemehe töö ('The Saw Master's Work'), horror story 2013
  • Tuleviku mäletajad. Sofia ('The Reminders of the Future. Sofia'), novel 2013
  • Pringlikütid Vabaduse väljakul (' Porpoise hunters on Freedom Square '), short story 2014
  • Sügaval läänes ('Deep in the West'), short novel 2015

German translations

  • At the end of the stolen time . Novel. Translated from Estonian by Uta Keuert. Düsseldorf: Karl Rauch Verlag 2016. 107 pp.

Web links

Commons : Peeter Helme  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ teatmik.ee
personal data
SURNAME Helmets, Peeter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer, literary critic and translator
DATE OF BIRTH September 6, 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn