Vahur Afanasjev

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Vahur Afanasjev (born August 24, 1979 in Tartu ) is an Estonian writer .

Life

Vahur Afanasjev went to school in Tartu from 1986 to 1998 and then studied at the University of Tartu . After completing his bachelor's degree in economics (2002), he continued his studies in media studies , but without obtaining a degree here. He then worked in various positions as a journalist, copywriter and media analyst.

Afanasjev lived in Brussels from 2005 to 2010 . He has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 2006 .

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Vahur Afanasjev made his debut with poems in Vikerkaar in 1998 and published his first collection of poems in 2000, which was followed by a collection of novels two years later. Afanasjev's unconventional and lively writing style quickly found a positive reception in the criticism. In his novel, The Castrato from Ontario , a reviewer drew comparisons with August Gailit , and his poetry was found to be somewhat similar to the work of Jaan Kaplinski , whom Afanasjev also likes to quote. References were also made to foreign writers, such as Kurt Vonnegut .

Afanasjev is also active as a musician and has also released several CDs.

Awards

  • 2010: Writer of the Year
  • 2016 Literature Prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital (Poetry)
  • 2018 Literature Prize of the Estonian Cultural Capital (prose)

bibliography

  • Kandiline maailm ('An angular world'). Tartu: Irboska Teataja Kirjastus 2000. 78 pp.
  • Kanepi kirik. Juturaamat ('The Church of Kanepi . Stories'). Tartu-Rakvere: Irboska Teataja Kirjastus 2002. 96 pp.
  • Kaantega viin ('liquor with a lid'). Irboska: Irboska Teataja 2004. 80 pp.
  • Kastraat Ontariost ('The castrato from Ontario'). s. l .: Irboska Teataja Kirjastus 2005. 160 p.
  • Katedraal Emajões ('A Cathedral in Emajõgi '). Tartu / Brussels: ID Salong 2006. 72 pp. + CD.
  • Kaadrid otsustavat ('The cadres decide'). Tartu: Irboska Teataja 2007. 240 pp.
  • Cosmos ('Cosmos'). Tallinn: Jutulind 2008. 137 pp.
  • Minu Brussels ('My Brussels'). Tartu: Petrone Print 2011. 253 pp.
  • Eesti vaarao ('The Estonian Pharaoh'). Saarde-Pärnu: Ji 2013. 146 pp.
  • Kuidas peab elama ('How to Live'). s. l .: Näo Kirik 2014. 77 p.
  • Tünsamäe tigu ('The Snail of Tünsamäe'). Tartu: NAK 2015. 108 pp.
  • Serafima ja Bogdan ('S. and B.'). s. l .: Vemsa 2018. 556 pp.

Secondary literature

  • Jaak Urmet: Kolm debüüti, in Vikerkaar 1/2001, pp. 92–95.
  • Veiko Märka: Daaba Kruubi üheksa ametit, in: Looming 3/2006, pp. 468-470.
  • Kalev Kesküla : Tartu sinu eneses ehk Noore tartlase nutulaul Brusselsisse väljarändamisel, in: Looming 5/2006, pp. 777–779.
  • Maarja Kangro : Hea Eesti apokalüpsis, in: Looming 7/2007, pp. 1101-1105.
  • Berk Vaher: On veel valutamist, in: Looming 1/2014, pp. 133-135.
  • Ott Kilusk: Jumalikest ilmutustest ja evelutsioonilisest valikust, in Vikerkaar 3/2014, pp. 102-104.
  • Aare Pilv : Afanasjevi kommunikatiivne blues , in: Looming 12/2014, pp. 1774–1776.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Veiko Märka: Daaba Kruubi üheksa ametit, in: Looming 3/2006, p. 468.
  2. ↑ Kalev Kesküla: Tartu sinu eneses ehk Noore tartlase nutulaul Brusselsisse väljarändamisel, in: Looming 5/2006, p. 777.
  3. ↑ Maarja Kangro: Hea Eesti apokalüpsis, in: Looming 7/2007, pp. 1102-1103.
personal data
SURNAME Afanasjev, Vahur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Tartu