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Jaan Undusk

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Jaan Undusk
Born (1958-11-14) 14 November 1958 (age 67)
Otepää, Valga County, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation
  • Writer
  • playwright
  • literary scholar
NationalityEstonian
Notable awardsFriedebert Tuglas short story award (1987, 2003)
Herder Prize (1995)

Jaan Undusk (born 14 November 1958) is an Estonian writer, playwright and literary scholar.[1]

He has been the head of Under and Tuglas Literature Centre of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.[1]

Since 1990, he is a member of Estonian Writers' Union. Since 2007, he is a member of Estonian Academy of Sciences.[1]

Awards

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Works

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  • short story "Sina, Tuglas" (1987)
  • novel "Kuum. Lugu noorest armastusest" (1990)
  • play "Good-bye, Vienna" (1999)
  • play "Quevedo" (2003)
  • play "Boulgakoff" (2005)

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Vabar, Sven. "Jaan Undusk". sisu.ut.ee. Retrieved 18 March 2021.