World Literary Awards

← Back to Home

Jüri Tuulik

ユーリ・トゥーリク

Jüri Tuulik

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1940-02-22 (Abruka island, Saare County)
Died
2014-06-03 (Kuressaare) age 74
Nationality
Estonia
Languages
Estonian
Residence History
Abruka island → Tartu → Kuressaare

Career

Occupations
writer, playwright, journalist
Active Years
1963-2014
Affiliations
Estonian Writers' Union
Memberships
Estonian Writers' Union
Influenced By
Juhan Smuul, Ülo Tuulik

Education

Tartu State University
Estonian philology
Year of Graduation: 1963
Country: Estonia

Awards

Eduard Vilde Literature Prize
1977
Result: winner
Juhan Smuul Literature Annual Award
1979
Result: winner
Juhan Smuul Annual Literature Prize
1981
Result: winner
Meritorious Writer of the Estonian SSR
1986
Result: winner
August Mälk Short Story Award
1998
Result: winner
August Mälk Short Story Award
1999
Result: winner
August Mälk short story award
2000
Result: winner
Oskar Luts Humor Award
2005
Result: winner
Hendrik Krumm Cultural Scholarship
2005
Result: winner
Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award
2009
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tund enne väljasõitu: jutte ja laaste 1962-1964

1966 short prose 104 pages

Vana loss: Abruka lood

1972 short prose 192 pages

Vares

1979 novel

Bibliography

  • Tund enne väljasõitu: jutte ja laaste 1962-1964 (1966)
  • Vana loss: Abruka lood (1972)
  • Vares (1979)

Legacy

Estonian writer and playwright known for receiving numerous literary awards. His twin brother and cousin were also writers.

Trivia

  • Twin brother was the writer Ülo Tuulik.
  • Cousin was the writer Juhan Smuul.