Rudolf Rimmel

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Rudolf Rimmel (until 1945 Rudolf Ein , born July 27, 1937 in Gerassimowka, East Kazakh Oblast , Kazakh SSR , † September 6, 2003 in Tallinn ) was an Estonian writer .

Life

Rimmel was born in an Estonian settlement near Ust-Kamenogorsk in the Altai Mountains, and his ancestors consisted of both deportees and those who emigrated voluntarily. His father was imprisoned in 1937 and died in a Russian prison camp that same year. After the death of his mother in 1945, Rimmel was adopted by an aunt living in Estonia and came to Estonia. In 1956 he graduated from a Russian school in Viljandi and then entered the law faculty of the University of Tartu .

From 1960 to 1963 Rimmel initially worked for the Tallinn militia. From 1963 to 1970 he worked in the editorial department of the satirical magazine Pikker . He was then a consultant at the Estonian Writers' Union and from 1976 literary editor at the Noorus magazine . In 1996 he retired due to a severe visual impairment.

Rimmel had been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 1966 and voluntarily passed away on September 6, 2003. In his farewell letter he called on the Estonians to say “No” to the European Union , which was to be voted on in a referendum in Estonia a week later .

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Rimmel made his debut in the same poetry cassette as Helgi Muller and Aleksander Suuman and initially received little attention or, in exile Estonian circles, panned out. His second collection also met with harsh criticism in places, when it said, for example: “There is little poetry in the book in question.” Nevertheless, Rimmel continued to publish volumes of poetry on a regular basis and was a “widely read poet” in the early 1960s. Occasionally, the influence of “contemporary Russian versesmiths” was noticed with him, some saw parallels in his humor with Uno Laht or Hando Runnel .

Despite his party membership and alleged conformity - in later reviews he was referred to as the “poet of power” - Rimmel was also a rebellious poet who was sometimes harassed by the authorities. In addition to poetry, he also published several volumes of reviews and essays.

German translations

In German there is a poem by Rimmel, which was published in the magazine Soviet literature: Like oceans, oceans, people are the same ... , translated by Rainer Kirsch. (Issue 6/1970, p. 147)

bibliography

  • Hommik. Luuletusi 1958–1963 ('The morning. Poems 1958–1963'). Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1963. 68 p. (Noored autorid 1963)
  • Lüüriline miilits ja kolnteist huligaansust ('The poetic militia officer and thirteen excesses'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1964. 76 pp.
  • Sõna romantikast ('A word about romance'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1967. 112 pp.
  • Arabesque. Värsse 1966–1967 ('Arabesque. Verse 1966–1967'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1969. 176 pp.
  • Sfinks sinilillega ('Sphinx with Hepatica'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1969. 104 pp.
  • Ööpoeem - Vaikus ('Night Poem - Silence'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1970. 144 pp.
  • Ohvrikivi ('sacrificial stone'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1972. 152 pp.
  • Haldjasaar ('The Fairy Island'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1974. 168 pp.
  • Armastus esimesest pilgust ('love at first sight'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1976. 179 pp.
  • Pärast haldjasaart ('After the fairy island'). Tallinn: ER 1977. 252 pp.
  • Luigelegend ('swan legend '). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1980. 180 pp.
  • Armastus teisest pilgust ('love at second sight'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1981. 136 pp.
  • Tasakaal ('balance'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1986. 176 pp.
  • Maardla ('mineral deposits '). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1989. 110 pp.
  • Usutunnistus ('Creed'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1990. 288 pp.
  • Setu netu. Lori-, lusti- ja lõõplaule aastaist 1983–1993 ajaliselt järgnevas ja muidu segases olekus ('Nix with Setu. Unsind, joke and nonsense songs from the years 1983–1993 in chronological order, but otherwise disorderly'). Tallinn: Olion 1994. 144 pp.
  • Vabamees. 300 nelikvärssi aastaist 1966–1989 ('The free man. 300 quatrains from the years 1966–1989'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1997. 93 pp.
  • Iseseisvumine. Iseseisvumisaastate luulet January 1988 - August 1991 (' Obtaining independence. Poetry from the years of regaining independence, January 1988 - August 1991'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2004. 79 pp.

Literature on the author

  • Ivar Grünthal : Hea, rahuldav, puudulik, in: Mana 2/1964, pp. 161–163.
  • August Eelmäe: Kisub kangesti vete poole, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 4/1965, pp. 242–243.
  • Oskar Kruus : Läbi kujunditeteleskoobi…, in: Looming 5/1970, pp. 789–792.
  • Valeeria Villandi : Kas uue hommiku härmatis ?, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 4/1973, pp. 243–244.
  • Mati Unt : Armastus pikalt mõtlemata, in: Looming 5/1976, pp. 868–869.
  • Vaino Vahing : Rimmeli väikekodanlase koondportree, in: Looming 5/1982, pp. 708-711.
  • Teet Kallas , Rudolf Rimmel: Küsimusi ja kostmisi, in: Looming 5/1983, pp. 669–684.
  • Teet Kallas: Rudolf Rimmel - 50, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 7/1987, p. 439.
  • Hasso Krull : Rimmel, elu õpetaja, in: Looming 1/1991, pp. 125–126.
  • Priidu Beier : Iseendaks jäämine, in: Looming 12/1994, pp. 1702-1704.
  • Aita Kivi : Vastamata jäänud, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 12/2003, pp. 943-944.
  • Rudolf Rimmel: Jumalate kohus, in: Looming 9/2005, pp. 1385-1397.
  • Maie Kalda: Ruudi Rimmel ja "Kirjanduselu tegelik parteiline juhtimine", in: Looming 9/2005, pp. 1398–1405.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Küsimusi ja kostimisi, in: Looming 5/1983, p. 669.
  2. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, pp. 467-468.
  3. ↑ Rudolf Rimmel tegi enesetapu (Estonian)
  4. ↑ Смерть как последний образ // "Литературная газета", № 45 (5948), 5 - 11 November 2003
  5. ↑ Ivar Grünthal: Hea, rahuldav, puudulik, in: Mana 2/1964, pp. 161-163.
  6. ↑ August Eelmäe: Kisub kangesti vete poole, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 4/1965, p. 243.
  7. ↑ Teet Kallas: Rudolf Rimmel - 50, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 7/1987, p. 439.
  8. ^ Valeeria Villandi: Kas uue hommiku härmatis ?, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 4/1973, p. 244.
  9. ↑ Priidu Beier: Iseendaks jäämine, in: Looming 12/1994, p. 1702.
  10. ^ Hasso Krull: Rimmel, elu õpetaja, in: Looming 1/1991, p. 125.
  11. ↑ Cornelius Hasselblatt : History of Estonian Literature. From the beginning to the present. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter 2006, p. 621.
personal data
SURNAME Rimmel, Rudolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES One, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Gerasimovka
DATE OF DEATH September 6, 2003
Place of death Tallinn