Tõnis Braks

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Tõnis Braks (pseudonyms Heini , Aruvälja Andres u. A .; * 7 August July / 19 August  1885 greg. In Parivere ; † October 20, 1966 in Tallinn ) was an Estonian journalist , playwright and children's book author .

Life

Braks attended a school in the Lihula community from 1895 to 1898 and then made a living as a farm worker. From 1906 he sent articles to newspapers that were soon published. From 1912 to 1920 he was a worker in various Tallinn factories, but at the same time also worked for various newspapers. In Estonia, which had become independent, he worked primarily for the daily newspaper Päevaleht from 1922 to 1940 , but still worked for other newspapers as well. After the Second World War he was subjected to reprisals and imprisoned from 1951 to 1954.

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Braks became known primarily through his numerous feature sections in the daily newspapers. From 1930 he wrote plays, some of which dealt with historical events such as the revolution of 1905 or the German occupation in Estonia in 1918. His comedies have been performed successfully, and his plays are confirmed to have a language that is close to the people, whereas they are weak in terms of plot and idea.

He was also very productive as a writer of short stories for children, most of which appeared in magazines. He was praised for his realistic descriptions of the environment and compared to Richard Janno .

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Spectacles

  • Okupatsioon ('occupation'). Tallinn: Eesti Haridusliit 1930. 54 pp.
  • Tantsuprofessor ('The Dance Professor '). Tallinn: Autorikaitse Ühingu kirjastus 1935. 53 pp.
  • Kotkamäe kangelased ('The Heroes of Kotkamäe'). Tallinn: Eesti Haridusliit 1935. 39 pp.
  • Võsavennad ('The Forest Brothers'). Tallinn: Autorikaitse Ühingu kirjastus 1936. 86 pp.
  • Punased pilved ('red clouds'). Tallinn: Autorikaitse Ühingu kirjastus 1937. 91 pp.
  • Kõrgem seisus ('The higher class'). Tallinn: Autorikaitse Ühingu kirjastus 1937. 48 pp.
  • Lootuste laev ('The Ship of Hope'). Tallinn: Autorikaitse Ühingu kirjastus 1938. 94 pp.
  • Aruvälja kosjanaljad ('Aruvälja's suitor jokes'). Tallinn: Autorikaitse Ühingu kirjastus 1939. 17 pp.
  • Aruvälja talus ('At the farm of Aruvälja'). Tallinn: Tarvik 1940. 63 pp.
  • Mustad varjud ('Black Shadows'). Tallinn: Rahvaloomingu Keskmaja1945. 34 pp.
  • Metsakollild ('The Forest Spirits '). Tallinn: Ilukirjandus yes art 1947. 56 pp.

Children's and young people's literature

  • Saladuste saar ('The Island of Secrets'). Tallinn: Eesti Haridusliit 1934. 47 pp.
  • Võitlusvennad ('Brothers in Battle'). Tallinn: Ilukirjandus yes art 1946. 80 p.
  • Punaoja poisid ('The boys from Punaoja'). Tallinn: Ilukirjandus yes art 1947. 104 pp.

Literature on the author

  • Eerik Teder: Tõnis Braksi mäletades, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 12/1966, p. 774.
  • Eerik Teder: Tõnis Braks 100, in: Looming 8/1985, pp. 1146–1147.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, pp. 61-62.
  2. ↑ Cornelius Hasselblatt : History of Estonian Literature. From the beginning to the present. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter 2006, pp. 499–500.
  3. ↑ Eesti kirjanduse ajalugu. IV köide, 2. raamat. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1984, p. 335.
  4. ↑ Reet crusts: Eesti Lastekirjandus. Tartu: Elmatar 1995, pp. 101, 162.
personal data
SURNAME Braks, Tõnis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heini; Aruvälja Andres
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian journalist, playwright and children's book author
DATE OF BIRTH August 19, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Parivere
DATE OF DEATH 20th October 1966
Place of death Tallinn