Valeria Ränik

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Valeria Ränik (actually Valeria Poprjänik , born August 19, 1964 in Moscow ) is an Estonian writer.

Life

Valeria Ränik's ancestors were Estonians who emigrated to the Caucasus in the 19th century . She went to school in Moscow and learned Estonian as an autodidact with the help of written materials. From 1981 to 1987 she also studied in Moscow and graduated as an electronics engineer. At the same time, she was active in the Moscow department of the Soviet Writers' Union before moving to Estonia in 1988.

In Estonia, she studied Estonian language and literature at the University of Tartu from 1988 and graduated in 1996 with a bachelor's degree . She has been living as a freelance writer in southern Estonia since 2014.

Valeria Ränik has been a member of the Estonian Writers ' Union since 1991 .

Literary work

Valeria Ränik made her debut (still as Valeria Poprjänik) with poems in 1986 in the then newly founded magazine Vikerkaar . Shortly thereafter, she joined forces with Jüri Ehlvest , Kauksi Ülle , Sven Kivisildnik and Karl Martin Sinijärv to form the group "Hirohall", which was partly responsible for a literary awakening during the Singing Revolution . The most important concept of this group was the so-called ethnofuturism , which Ränik symbolized insofar as she had made a conscious decision to be Estonian.

When her first two volumes of poetry appeared in 1990, she became the first recipient of the debut prize named after Betti Alver (together with Jaan Undusk , who received the prose prize). The two books were widely discussed and praised, mostly emphasizing the origin of the author. According to Mati Unt , the author had "... enough of the Russian horror that surrounds her and fled to the dancing and singing Estonians." The other volumes of poetry were also frequently reviewed and sometimes positively received, for example Ruth Jyrjo drew a parallel to Ene Mihkelson . In the following volumes of poetry, however, the criticism reacted increasingly disappointing, with one critic even headed his review with “Yes, completely wrong”.

In the 21st century, the author focuses on non-fiction and nature conservation and hardly takes part in literary life.

Awards

bibliography

  • Ellujäämine (' Staying Alive '). Tartu: Eesti Kostabi $ elts 1990. 71 pp.
  • Orb. Eemalolija luuletusi (' Orphan . Poems of a distant being'). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1990. 93 pp.
  • Ajast kinni. Luuuletusi aastaist 1988-1992 ('Der Zeit arrested. Poems from the years 1988-1992'). Helsinki: Oittinen & Co 1993. 76 pp.
  • Ajast väljas ('Out of Time'). Viljandi: Sakala 1994. 31 pp.
  • Ajast mööda. Luuletusi aastatest 1994-1998 ('Passing Time. Poems from 1994-1998'). Tartu: Ilmamaa 2000. 95 pp.
  • Ülejõel Kassilaiu pealinnas ('On the other side of the river in the capital of Kassilaiu'). Tartu: Elmatar 2000. 79 pp.
  • Aitab ajast. Valikkogu 1983-2000 ('Enough of Time'). Tartu: Ilmamaa 2001. 61 pp.
  • Luulepere pereluuleraamat ('The family poetry book of the lyric family'). Tallinn: Tuum 2001. 44 + 44 pp.
  • Seitsme puu ja mätta taga ('Behind seven trees and bushes'). Tartu: V. Ränik 2007. 30 pp.
  • Valgust tais suur pilvealune tuba ('A large room under the clouds full of light'). Tallinn: TEA 2007. 60 pp.
  • Viis aastat vanemaks ('Five years older'). Tartu: V. Ränik 2008. 96 pp.
  • Puude taga jõgi, jõe taga mets ('Behind the trees the river, behind the river the forest'). Tartu: V. Ränik 2010. 30 pp.
  • Metsa poole. 12 aastat imelist salaelu ('To the forest. 12 years of strange secret life '). Tartu: V. Ränik 2011. 96 pp.
  • Ülejõel Kassilaiu pealinnas. Teine raamat ('On the other side of the river in the capital of Kassilaiu. Second book'). Tartu: V. Ränik 2013. 128 pp.
  • Linnad kasvavad about metsa. Valik luulet 1984-2014 ('The cities grow around the forest. Selection of poems 1984-2014'). Tartu: V. Ränik 2014. 72, 55 pp.

literature

  • Intervjuu Piret Viiresele , in: Vikerkaar 5/1990, pp. 81-86.
  • Mati Unt : Libavenelane ?, in: Looming 12/1990, pp. 1702–1703.
  • Doris Kareva : Kas teeb kirjallisuutta ?, in: Vikerkaar 1/1991, p. 92.
  • Priidu Beier : Olla või mitte olla eestlane, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 2/1991, pp. 114–115.
  • Asta Põldmäe : Sillarong, in: Looming 9/1993, pp. 1283–1285.
  • Kajar Pruul: Kes piire mööda käib, in: Vikerkaar 11/1993, pp. 86–87.
  • Ruth Jyrjo: Mu sünnist saadik elasin kui paos, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 1/1994, pp. 51–52.
  • Triin Soomets : Parem tobuks kui tõpraks, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 11/1994, pp. 695–696.
  • Jaak Urmet : Jah, täiesti mööda, in: Looming 5/2000, pp. 776–780.
  • Peeter artist: Ajastus pettunud luuletaja, in: Vikerkaar 8-9 / 2000, pp. 175–177.
  • Lauri Sommer : Tuletael ja monument, in: Looming 11/2001, pp. 1729–1732.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, p. 488.
  2. ↑ Cornelius Hasselblatt : History of Estonian Literature. From the beginning to the present. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter 2006, pp. 743-745.
  3. ↑ Mati Unt: Libavenelane ?, in: Looming 12/1990, p. 1703.
  4. ↑ Ruth Jyrjo: Mu sünnist saadik elasin kui paoos, in: Keel ja Kirjandus 1/1994, pp. 51–52.
  5. ↑ Triin Soomets: Parem tobuks kui tõpraks in: Keel yes Kirjandus 11/1994, pp 695-696.
  6. ^ Jaak Urmet: Jah, täiesti mööda, in: Looming 5/2000, p. 776.
personal data
SURNAME Ränik, Valeria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Poprjänik, Valeria (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Estonian writer
DATE OF BIRTH 19th August 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow