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Rein Saluri

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Rein Saluri

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1939-09-22 (Tammiku, Salla Parish (now part of Väike-Maarja Parish))
Died
2023-10-13 age 84
Nationality
Estonian
Languages
Estonian
Residence History
Tobolsk (1946-1951, deportation) → Tallinn

Career

Occupations
writer, playwright, editor
Active Years
1972-2023
Affiliations
Estonian Writers' Union, Estonian Drama Theatre
Memberships
Estonian Writers' Union (since 1974), Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1962–1989)

Education

Tartu State University (University of Tartu)
biology
Degree: biology degree
Year of Graduation: 1964
Country: Estonia

Awards

Friedebert Tuglas short story award
1973
Category: short story
Result: 受賞
Juhan Smuul literary award
1977
Result: 受賞
Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award
1981
Category: short story
Result: 受賞
Juhan Smuul literary award
1983
Result: 受賞
Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR
Result: 受賞
Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award
1988
Category: short story
Result: 受賞
Juhan Smuul Annual Literature Prize
1989
Result: 受賞
Order of the White Star, V Class
2001
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mälu

1972 short story

Külalised

1974 play

Kõnelused

1976 short story

Rebane räästa all

1979 short story

Üks, kaks ja korraga

1983 short story

Puusõda

1985 short story

Vaikne elu

1988 short story

Minek

1989 play

Style & Themes

Literary Style
psychological short storieschildren's literature

Health

  • Soviet deportation
    1946-1951
    Deported to Tobolsk with family, returned to Estonia in 1951

Legacy

Estonian writer and playwright known for psychological short stories

Trivia

  • Deported to Tobolsk at age seven by Soviet authorities
  • Married translator and diplomat Piret Saluri