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Lehte Hainsalu

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Lehte Hainsalu

Aliases: Lehte Sööt

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1938-10-31 (Haaslava Parish, Tartu County)
Nationality
Estonian
Languages
Estonian

Career

Occupations
writer, poet, politician
Active Years
1957-2024
Affiliations
Tartu division of the Estonian Writers' Union (1981-1990)
Memberships
Estonian Writers' Union

Education

Tartu State University
Estonian philology
Period: 1961
Year of Graduation: 1961
Country: Estonia

Awards

Friedebert Tuglas short story award
1987
Result: winner
Karl Eduard Sööt Prize for Children's Poetry
1992
Result: winner
Karl Eduard Sööt Prize for Children's Poetry
2015
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sõnajala õis

1957 poetry collection

Pigilinnu laul

1967 novel

Ainsa ööga läbi maa

1980 poetry collection

Lapsed lennand tuulde

2003 poetry collection

Vastamata kõne

2011 novel

Bibliography

  • 1957: poetry collection "Sõnajala õis"
  • 1967: novel "Pigilinnu laul"
  • 1980: poetry collection "Ainsa ööga läbi maa"
  • 2003: poetry collection "Lapsed lennand tuulde"
  • 2011: novel "Vastamata kõne"

Legacy

Estonian writer, poet, and politician known for short stories and children's poetry, with several awards.

Trivia

  • In 1980, she signed the Letter of 40 intellectuals.