Toomas Raudam

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Toomas Raudam (born July 21, 1947 in Paide ) is an Estonian writer .

Life

Toomas Raudam graduated from high school in Paide in 1966 and studied at the University of Tartu from 1966 to 1973 . After graduating in English Philology, he worked at the Tartu University Library from 1973 to 1977 . He then worked from 1977 to 1985 as an editor at Tallinnfilm . Various positions followed in Tallinn, including at the Estonian Drama Theater and in the editorial team of the Postimees newspaper . He has lived in Tallinn as a freelance writer since 1997 .

Raudam was a member of the literary group Wellesto . He has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 1987 .

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Toomas Raudam made his debut in 1968 in Noorus magazine with a short story and published his first collection of novels in 1983, which received critical praise for its perfected, polished style. After that, the author published books in almost every genre: novels, poems, children's books, memoirs, essays and film scripts. He often dealt with authors from world literature, as can be seen from the titles of his books in which Edgar Rice Burroughs , Bob Dylan , James Joyce , Franz Kafka and Marcel Proust appear.

Like Mati Unt , Raudam also undertook postmodernist excursions, in that he “processed foreign material into a new text: His Tarzan's Adventure in Tallinn (1991) [transferred] ... motifs from the well-known Tarzan books into the Tallinn film world.” A playful, mystical and deconstructivist one Element can be seen in all of his texts.

Awards

bibliography

  • Anti jutud [ anti- stories]. Eesti Raamat, Tallinn 1983.
  • Kirjutab Näpuga õhku [writes in the air with your finger]. Eesti Raamat, Tallinn 1986.
  • Kolmekordne päike [triple sun; Stories for children]. Eesti Raamat, Tallinn 1988.
  • Igavene linn [The Eternal City]. Eesti Raamat, Tallinn 1988.
  • Isa sipelgapesa. Inimene, keda Polnud. Absoluutne kuulmine [father's anthill. The person who didn't exist. Pitch perfect'; Scripts]. Eesti Raamat, Tallinn 1990.
  • Miks mitte kirjutada memuaare, kui oled veel noor [Why not write memoirs when you are young]. Eesti Raamat, Tallinn 1990.
  • Tarzani seiklused Tallinnas [Tarzan's adventure in Tallinn; after Edgar Rice Burroughs ]. Fööniks, Tallinn 1991.
  • Kõhklev essee heitlusest ajaga [Hesitant essay on the dispute with time]. Perioodika, Tallinn 1992 ( Loomingu Raamatukogu 17–18 / 1992)
  • Muusika kuum sai [The hot bun of music]. Tuum, Tallinn 1996.
  • Minu mina [me]. Tuum, Tallinn 1998.
  • Elus enesetapja [The Living Suicide]. Virgela, Tallinn 1998.
  • Yeah [Yes]. Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2000.
  • Miks Kafka nuttis? [Why was Kafka crying]. Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2000.
  • Jaak Kino, Kino-Mati ja teised [Jaak Kino, Kino-Mati and others]. Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2001.
  • Saint-Prousti vastu. Kolm kõnelust ja üheksa silma [Against Saint Proust. Three conversations and nine eyes]. Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2002.
  • Teie. Essee Marcel Proustist James Joyce'is [you. Essay on Marcel Proust and James Joyce]. Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2003.
  • Nips [nips; Novel]. Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2004.
  • Tänulikud surnud. Lugusid rock'n 'rollst [The grateful dead. Stories from Rock'n 'Roll]. Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2005.
  • Väike äratundmiste raamat [Little book of recognition; Essays and articles]. Tallinn, Eesti Keele Sihtasutus 2006.
  • Miks ma ei taha olla kirjanik? [Why don't I want to be a writer?]. Tallinn, Eesti Keele Sihtasutus 2008.
  • Väike. Anti ja mina, Tuglas ja meri [small. Anti and I, Tuglas and the Sea]. Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2009.
  • Uued Grimmi muinasjutud. Muinasjutt Bob Dylanist. [The new Grimms fairy tales. Fairy tales by Bob Dylan]. Tuum, Tallinn 2011.
  • Essee sõprusest [essay on friendship]. TLÜ Kirjastus, Tallinn 2011.
  • Alfabeet [alphabet; Collection of poems]. Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2011.
  • Pime raamat [the blind book]. Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2012.
  • Yes, era Kafkat unusta! [And don't forget Kafka!] Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2013.
  • See on T [This is T; Collection of poems]. Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2014.
  • Põletatud raamat [The Burned Book]. Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn 2014.

Secondary literature

  • Peeter artist : Milleks Pinocciole raudrüü? Essee Toomas Raudami loomingust. In: Vikerkaar . 5/1993, pp. 45-53.
  • Olev Remsu : Isad ja pojad, ängid ja hirmud. Toomas Raudami pooltsentenniumi puhul. In: Looming . 7/1997, pp. 943-948.
  • Sven Vabar: Lugude vahel on lõhe - see on surm. Intervjuu Toomas Raudamiga. In: Looming. 5/2003, pp. 758-769.
  • Kaarel Veskis: Toomas Raudami proosa struktuuridünaamika põhijooni. In: Keel ja Kirjandus . 2/2004, pp. 100-116.
  • Jaanus Adamson, Toomas Raudam: Tõlgendamisest ja psühhoanalüüsist. In: Looming. 6/2005, pp. 886-899.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Eesti Raamat, Tallinn 2000, p. 450.
  2. ↑ Olev Remsu: Stiil ja psühholoogia. In: Keel ja Kirjandus. 8/1983, pp. 448-449.
  3. ↑ Cornelius Hasselblatt : History of Estonian Literature. From the beginning to the present. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and New York 2006, p. 751.
  4. ↑ Kaarel Veskis: Toomas Raudami proosa struktuuridünaamika põhijooni. In: Keel ja Kirjandus. 2/2004, pp. 107, 116.
personal data
SURNAME Raudam, Toomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 21, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Paide