Friedebert Tuglas short story award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1983) Winner
Aino Pervik
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Aino Pervik
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1932-04-22 （Rakvere, Estonia）
- Died
- 2025-08-12 （Tallinn, Estonia） age 93
- Nationality
- Estonia
- Languages
- Estonian, Hungarian
- Residence History
- Järvakandi → Tallinn teachers seminary (1946-1950) → Tallinn (1955-2025)
Career
- Occupations
- Children's writer, Translator, Editor
- Active Years
- 1961-2025
- Affiliations
- Estonian State Publishing House, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), Estonian Writers' Union
- Memberships
- Estonian Writers' Union (1974- )
- Nominations
- Hans Christian Andersen Award nominee (2014)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallinn teachers seminary | — | — | — | 1946-1950 | Estonia |
| University of Tartu | — | Finno-Ugric philology | — | 1950-1955 | Estonia |
Tallinn teachers seminary
Period:
1946-1950
Year of Graduation:
1950
Country:
Estonia
University of Tartu
Finno-Ugric philology
Period:
1950-1955
Year of Graduation:
1955
Country:
Estonia
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Juhan Smuul literary award | Old Mother Kunks | — | Estonian Writers' Union | winner |
| 1983 | Friedebert Tuglas short story award | Anna | — | — | winner |
| 2001 | Order of the White Star | — | — | Republic of Estonia | winner |
| 2017 | Estonian National Lifetime Achievement Award for Culture | — | — | Estonian Ministry of Culture | winner |
Juhan Smuul literary award
1976
Work:
Old Mother Kunks
Organization:
Estonian Writers' Union
Result:
winner
Friedebert Tuglas short story award
1983
Work:
Anna
Result:
winner
Order of the White Star
2001
Organization:
Republic of Estonia
Result:
winner
Estonian National Lifetime Achievement Award for Culture
2017
Organization:
Estonian Ministry of Culture
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Old Mother Kunks
1973 Children's literatureOne of her best-known children's books.
cultural conflictidentity
Translations
- Finnish, Latvian, Russian, others
Bibliography
- Kersti's Friend Miina
- Old Mother Kunks
- Arabella, the Pirate’s Daughter
- Dear mr Q
Translations by Author
- Translations of Hungarian literature (Éva Janikovszky, Iván Mándy etc.)
Translations of Works
- Arabella: Russian, Finnish, English, German, Vietnamese
- Old Mother Kunks: Latvian, Azerbaijani, German, Russian, Finnish
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Combining fairy-tale and fantasy elements with realistic everyday lifeMaking children think
- Recurring Motifs
- immigrationcultural conflictcorruptionloss of cultural identitypreservation of ecological balancewar and freedom
Legacy
Considered 'the bravest children's writer' in Estonia, she wrote more than 60 children's books on themes like immigration, cultural conflict, translated into many languages.
Trivia
- Wife of writer Eno Raud.
- Three children are notable writers: Rein Raud, Mihkel Raud, Piret Raud.