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Maarja Kangro

マルヤ・カングロ

Maarja Kangro

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1973-12-20 (Tallinn)
Nationality
Estonia
Languages
Estonian, English
Residence History
Tallinn

Career

Occupations
poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, nonfiction writer, librettist
Active Years
1999-2024
Influenced By
Raimo Kangro, Leelo Tungal

Education

University of Tartu
English
Country: Estonia
studied English
Tallinn University
Cultural Studies
Degree: PhD
Period: 現在在籍
Country: Estonia
PhD student in cultural studies

Awards

Estonian Children's Literature Centre's Best Book of the Year Award
2006
Work: Puuviljadraakon
Organization: Estonian Children's Literature Centre
Result: 受賞
Tallinn University Literary Award
2008
Work: Tule mu koopasse, mateeria
Organization: Tallinn University
Result: 受賞
Tallinn University Literary Award
2009
Work: Heureka
Organization: Tallinn University
Result: 受賞
Estonian Cultural Endowment's Literary Award for poetry
2009
Work: Heureka
Category: 詩部門
Organization: Estonian Cultural Endowment
Result: 受賞
Estonian Cultural Endowment's Literary Award for prose
2011
Work: Ahvid ja solidaarsus
Category: 散文部門
Organization: Estonian Cultural Endowment
Result: 受賞
Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award
2011
Work: 48 tundi
Result: 受賞
Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award
2014
Work: Atropose Opel Meriva
Result: 受賞
Tallinn University Literary Award for translation
2016
Work: Der Untergang der Titanic
Organization: Tallinn University
Result: 受賞
Erster Rödermarkscher Literaturpreis
2016
Work: Der Ex / Vana armuke
Result: 受賞
Tallinn University Literary Award for Poetry and Translation
2020
Work: Tuul / Varietee
Organization: Tallinn University
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Klaaslaps

2016 novel

A novel.

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Translations
  • Stikla bērns (Latvian)
  • Kind aus Glas (German)
  • Stiklo vaikas (Lithuanian)

Bibliography

  • Kurat õrnal lumel (2006, poems)
  • Puuviljadraakon (2006, children's book)
  • Tule mu koopasse, mateeria (2007, poems)
  • Heureka (2008, poems)
  • Ahvid ja solidaarsus (2010, short stories)
  • Kunstiteadlase jõulupuu (2010, poems)
  • Dantelik auk (2012, short stories)
  • Must tomat (2013, poems)
  • Hüppa tulle (2014, short stories and a novella)
  • Klaaslaps (2016, novel)
  • Minu auhinnad (2018, nonfiction)
  • Tuul (2019, poetry)
  • Varietee (2019, selected poetry translations)
  • Kaks pead (2020, collection of libretti)
  • Isa kõrvad (2020, stories for children)

Translations by Author

  • Translations from Giacomo Leopardi, Andrea Zanzotto, Valerio Magrelli, Giorgio Agamben, Hans Magnus Enzensberger etc.

Translations of Works

  • La farfalla dell'irreversibilità (2011, poems in Italian)
  • Обезьяны и солидарность (2012, short stories in Russian)
  • Чёрный помидор (2013, poetry in Russian)
  • Stikla bērns (2018, novel in Latvian)
  • Kind aus Glas (2018, novel in German)
  • Фруктовый дракон (2019, children's book in Russian)
  • Stiklo vaikas (2020, novel in Lithuanian)