Toomas Vint
Toomas Vint (born March 5, 1944 in Tallinn ) is an Estonian writer and painter .
life and work
Toomas Vint was born the son of the Estonian economist Endel Vint (1907-1983). He studied from 1962 to 1966 at the State University of Tartu biology . In addition, he conducted art studies independently . As a painter, Vint has emerged primarily with metaphysical, surrealist and postmodern images.
He is also known as a writer. He has published numerous poems , short stories and short stories . The recurring motif is the loneliness of modern humans. In 1979 and 1984 Vint received the Friedebert Tuglas Prize , and in 1998 the Estonian Annual Prize for Literature. Toomas Vint has been a member of the Estonian Artists Association ( Estonian Eesti Kunstnike Liit ) since 1973 and of the Estonian Writers' Association ( Eesti Kirjanike Liit ) since 1977 .
Literary works (selection)
- Suitsupilvides unistus (collection of poems, 1968)
- Kahel pool hekiga palistatud teed ( short stories, 1974)
- Ringmäng ( short story, 1975)
- Perekondlikud mängud (novellas, 1977)
- Pööre & veeremäng (short stories and novellas, 1979)
- Väikelinna romaan (novel, 1980)
- Tantsud Mozarti saatel ( short stories, 1983)
- Suur isane kala akvaariumis (novel, 1985)
- Kahekesi ( short stories, 1988)
- Kojamehe naine (novel, 1990)
- Lõppematu maastik (novel, 1995)
- Naisepiinaja õnnenatukene ( short stories, 1998)
- Kunstniku romaan (novel, 1998)
- Nadalavahetusel. Mangides. (Novel, 1999)
- Elamise sulnis õudus (Stories and Memoirs, 2000)
- Kaine kuu ja purjus päike (2001)
- Himm (2002)
- Minu abielu prostituudiga (novel, 2003)
- Õnneliku lõpuga lood (novellas, 2004)
- Mäluauguga naine ( short stories, 2007)
- Üüriline (novel, 2009)
Private life
Toomas Vint is married to the Estonian painter and graphic artist Aili Vint (* 1941). He is the brother of the Estonian graphic artists and painters Tõnis Vint (* 1942) and Maara Vint (* 1955).
literature
- Cornelius Hasselblatt. History of Estonian Literature . Berlin, New York 2006, ISBN 3-11-018025-1 , pp. 751f., 756
Web links
- Life and Work (Estonian Literature Information Center)
- CV, exhibitions, paintings (Estonian)
- Toomas Vint. Minu abielu prostituudiga (My marriage to a prostitute )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 615
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vint, Toomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian writer and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tallinn , Estonian SSR , Soviet Union |