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Erni Krusten

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Erni Krusten

Aliases: Ernst Krustein

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1900-04-30 （Muraste, Harku Parish）
Died
1984-06-16 （Tallinn） age 84
Nationality
Estonian
Languages
Estonian
Residence History
Muraste, Harku Parish → Tallinn

Career

Occupations
writer, gardener
Active Years
1920-1984

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mineviku jahil

1929 Novel

Org Mägedi armastus

1939 Novel

Kanarbik

1972 Short prose collection

Bibliography

  • Mineviku jahil (1929)
  • Org Mägedi armastus (1939)
  • Pekside raamat (1946)
  • Nagu piisake meres (1962)
  • Kanarbik (1972)
  • Pime armastus (1941)
  • Rahu nimel (1951)
  • Piitsa matused (1957)
  • Õnnetu armastus (1957)
  • Kevadet otsimas (1960)
  • Viis lugu (1968)
  • Rõõmunäljane (1973)
  • Vurriluu (1980)
  • Hull pääsuke (1981)
  • Metalliotsija (1984)
  • Peegel tänaval (1978)
  • Vana võrukael (1966)
  • Väga halb hinne (1967)
  • Okupatsioon (1969)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Prolific writer who favored short works in prose

Legacy

Estonian writer who began pursuing writing in 1920, with his first book published in 1927. He wrote prolifically, often favoring short works in prose.

Trivia

  • Brother of the writer Pedro Krusten and caricaturist Otto Krusten, and father of the literary scholar Reet Krusten. Born into a gardening family and worked as a gardener himself.