Peeter Puide

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Peeter Puide (born October 11, 1938 in Pärnu , Estonia ) is a Swedish writer and translator of Estonian origin.

Life

Peeter Puide left Estonia in 1944 and came to Sweden via a German refugee camp in 1945. He graduated from high school in Stockholm in 1957 and then studied sociology at Stockholm University . He graduated in 1963 with the cand. Phil. after studying at the Sorbonne in Paris for a while .

He then worked in various areas of the advertising industry, since 1972 as an independent entrepreneur. Puide writes in Swedish and made his debut in 1981 with a volume of poetry. Later he mainly wrote prose that deals with Estonian history.

Peeter Puide is a member of the Swedish Writers 'Association and the Estonian Writers' Association as well as the Swedish PEN Center. He was also a member of Wellesto .

bibliography

Works by Peeter Puide

  • Överlevande: dictated. Stockholm: Bonnier 1981.
  • Ett nät av regn: dicter. Stockholm: Bonnier 1982.
  • Till Bajkal, inte Längre: Roman. Stockholm: Bonnier 1983.
  • Samuel Braschinsky's försvunna vrede: documentary novel. Stockholm: Norstedt 1997.
    • Finnish translation: Samuil Braschinskyn kadonnut viha. [Otalampi]: Sahlgrens 1998.
  • Röra vid fienden. Stockholm: Norstedt 2004.

Translations by Peeter Puide from Estonian

  • Mati Unt : Höstbal: scener ur livet i staden (Estonian orig .: Sügisball , together with Edgar L. Puide). Fripress 1983.
  • Viivi Luik : Den sjunde fredsvåren (Estonian. Orig. Seitsmes rahukevad ). Fripress 1988.
  • Tõnu Õnnepalu : Priset (Estonian Org. Hind ). Wahlström & Widstrand, 1998.
  • Elo Viiding : För en stämma: dicter (poems). Ariel skrifter, 2004.
  • Aare Pilv : Äntligen, oavlåtligt: ​​dicter (Ariel skrifter, 2004).
  • Kristiina Ehin : Som en tiger bland likadana randiga: dikter (poems). Ariel Script 2004.
  • Jürgen Rooste : Presidents bor nånstans i närheten (poems). Ellerström 2007.
  • Kalju Kruusa : Mötesvis (poems, Estonian orig. Treffamisi ). Ellerström 2007.
  • Doris Kareva : Tidens gestalt (poems, Estonian orig. Aja kuju ). Ellerström 2007.
  • Fs : 2007 (poems, Estonian orig .: 2004 ). Ellerström 2007.

Translations of his works into German

  • To avoid image loss, the following must also be observed. Novel. From the Swedish by Alken Bruns. Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt 1988. 229 pp.
  • The vanished anger of Samuil Braschinsky (excerpt). From the Swedish by Horst Bernhardt, in: Wiecker Bote 14, 2003, pp. 82-101.
  • The vanished rage of Samuil Braschinsky (excerpt, different from the above). From the Swedish by Horst Bernhardt, in: Estonia 2/2003, pp. 17–30.

Secondary literature

  • Cornelius Hasselblatt : "It is no longer the time for novels". Peeter Puide and his novel 'To avoid image loss, the following must be observed', in: Estonia 4/1988, pp. 170–174.
  • Peeter Puide: Endast ja Eestist, in: Looming 8/1988, pp. 1104–1111.
  • Anu Saluäär: Puide ja Sanden, in: Looming 9/1997, pp. 1287–1288.
  • Jaan Kaplinski : Kuka pelkää Peeter Puidea ?, in: Yliopisto 12/99, pp. 62–63.
  • Peeter Puide: About Estonia and myself, in: Wiecker Bote 14, 2003, pp. 102-103.
  • Horst Bernhardt: On Peter [sic] Puide, in: Wiecker Bote 14, 2003, pp. 103-104.
  • Horst Bernhardt: Introduction to Peeter Puide's documentary novel The Disappeared Wut of Samuil Braschinsky , in: Estonia 2/2003, pp. 11–16.

Prizes and awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000. p. 421.
  2. ^ Reviews among others in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung April 29, 1988; Outlook issue 1–2 / 1988; the daily newspaper December 3, 1988; Die Zeit December 9, 1988, literature supplement, p. 3.
personal data
SURNAME Puide, Peeter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish writer and translator
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Parnu , Estonia