Silvi Väljal

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Silvi Väljal (born January 30, 1928 in Abja ; † April 3, 2014 in Tallinn ) was an Estonian children's author and book illustrator .

life and work

Silvi Väljal graduated from high school in Viljandi in 1946 and then studied from 1947 to 1952 at the Estonian Art Academy , from which she graduated as a graphic designer. She then worked as an artistic designer for five years in the editorial team of a youth magazine before setting up as a freelance artist and author.

Silvi Väljal illustrated numerous classics of Estonian children's literature such as Elar Kuus , Heljo Mänd , Iko Maran , Ellen Niit , Jüri Parijõgi , Silvia Rannamaa , Marta Sillaots , Venda Sõelsepp , Aino and Leida Tigane or Heino Väli . She only wrote one children's book herself, but it achieved unusual popularity and has been translated into over a dozen languages: Jussike's Seven Friends , in which a little boy in search of “Sunday Land” gets to know every seven days of the week.

bibliography

  • Jussikese side sõpra . Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1966. 24 pp.
    • German translation: Jussike's seven friends . Written and drawn by Silvi Väljal. German by Helga Viira. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1969. 24 p .; second edition: Tallinn: Perioodika 1978. 24 pp.

Literature on the author

  • Andres Jaaksoo: Kes on kes ja mis on mis eesti lastekirjanduses. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1987, pp. 264-265.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, p. 687.
  2. ↑ Andres Jaaksoo: Kes on kes ja mis on mis eesti lastekirjanduses. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1987, pp. 303-304.
personal data
SURNAME Väljal, Silvi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Masing, Silvi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian book illustrator and children's book author
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Abja
DATE OF DEATH 3rd April 2014
Place of death Tallinn