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Piret Raud

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Piret Raud

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1971-07-15 (Tallinn, Estonia)
Nationality
Estonian
Languages
Estonian
Residence History
Tallinn, Estonia

Career

Occupations
Author, Illustrator
Active Years
1995-2024
Influenced By
Eno Raud, Aino Pervik
Nominations
Shortlisted for the Estonian Cultural Endowment Annual Award for Literature (2021, Lost Fingers)

Education

Estonian Academy of Arts
Printmaking
Country: Estonia

Awards

Friedebert Tuglas short story award
2022
Work: Pink (The Bench)
Result: 受賞
A. H. Tammsaare Literary Award
2020
Work: Verihurmade aed (The Garden of Devil's Milks)
Result: 受賞
Annual Children's Literature Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia
2005
Work: Sanna and the Poachers
Organization: Cultural Endowment of Estonia
Result: 受賞
Annual Children's Literature Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia
2008
Work: Princess Lulu and Mr. Bones
Organization: Cultural Endowment of Estonia
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Ear

2019 Children's book

The story of the Ear.

imaginationfriendship
Translations
  • English edition available

Translations of Works

  • Translated into 14 languages including English, French, German, Japanese etc.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Engaging stories for childrenHumorous illustrations
Recurring Motifs
familyadventurequirky characters

Legacy

Contemporary Estonian author and illustrator, most renowned and widely translated children's author in Estonia with about 20 titles, illustrated over 50, translated into 14 languages. Since 2018, writing for older audiences.

Trivia

  • Daughter of Estonian children's authors Eno Raud and Aino Pervik.
  • Brothers are scholar/author Rein Raud and musician/writer Mihkel Raud.