Vaino Vahing
Vaino vahing (* 15. February 1940 in the village Aravu, rural community Meeksi , Estonia ; † 23. March 2008 in Tartu , Estonia) was an Estonian writer and psychiatrist .
life and work
Vaino Vahing graduated from the Medical Faculty of Tartu State University in 1961 ( Estonian Tartu Riiklik Ülikool ). In 1971 he received his doctorate in medicine as a candidate for science . From 1963 to 1965 Vahin was employed in a hospital in Jämejala and from 1967 in a clinic in Tartu. From 1975 to 1981 he taught at Tartu State University as a lecturer . Vahing was represented in numerous criminal trials as a forensic psychiatrist.
Vaino Vahing became known to a larger audience primarily as a prose writer and playwright. Vahing's psychoanalytic background plays a major role in his works . The human being is influenced in his behavior by the subconscious.
From 1973 Vahing belonged to the Estonian Writers' Union . In 1975 he was awarded the State Prize of the Estonian SSR and in 1982 the Friedebert Tuglas Prize . In 1991 he received the Annual Culture Prize and in 1996 the Culture Prize of the Republic of Estonia.
Works (selection)
- Lugu (narration, 1970)
- Suvekool (drama, 1972)
- Kaemus ( short stories, 1972)
- Sina (story, 1973)
- Mees, kes ei mahu kivile (drama, 1974)
- Pulmad (drama, 1976)
- Kirjanik (novella, 1979)
- Machiavelli kirjad tütrele (novella, 1979 and 1981)
- Testament (Drama, 1983)
- Faehlmann. Keskpäev. Õhtuselgus. (Drama, with Madis Kõiv , 1984)
- Endgame. Laskumine orgu (novel, with Madis Kõiv , 1988)
- E me ipso (essays, 1990)
- Kaunimad jutud ( short stories, 1995)
- Vaimuhaiguse müüdi (essays and reviews, 2005)
- Päevaraamat (Diaries, two volumes, 2006/2007)
Private life
Vaino Vahing was married to the writer Maimu Berg and, after the divorce, to the actress and singer Heli Vahing. His daughter from his first marriage is the lawyer Julia Laffranque , who is now a judge at the Estonian State Court ( Riigikohus ).
literature
- Cornelius Hasselblatt: History of Estonian Literature. Berlin, New York 2006, ISBN 3-11-018025-1 , p. 677 f.
Web links
- Peeter Järvelaid: Mees, kes püüdis jõuda kivile ... ( Eesti Ekspress , February 20, 2006)
- Obituary ( Postimees , March 24, 2008)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti Elulood (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia. 14). Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus, Tallinn 2000, ISBN 9985-70-064-3 , p. 577.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vahing, Vaino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian writer and psychiatrist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aravu Village, Meeksi Rural Municipality , Estonia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 23, 2008 |
| Place of death | Tartu |