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Teet Kallas

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Teet Kallas

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1943-04-06 （Tallinn）
Nationality
Estonian
Languages
Estonian
Residence History
Tallinn → Laulasmaa

Career

Occupations
writer, politician, editor, journalist, translator
Active Years
1958-
Affiliations
Estonian Writers' Union, Looming (magazine), Communist Party of Estonia, Popular Front of Estonia
Memberships
Estonian Writers' Union

Awards

5th Class of the Estonian Order of the National Coat of Arms
2002
Organization: Republic of Estonia
Result: 受賞
3rd Class of the Estonian Order of the National Coat of Arms
2006
Organization: Republic of Estonia
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nii palju päikest

1964 Novel

Heliseb-kõliseb...

1972 Novel

Surrealist novel

Corrida

1979 Novel
Adaptations
  • [Film] Corrida (1981)

Niguliste

1990 Novel

Novel about St. Nicholas' Church, depicting a 'lost generation'

lost generation

Bibliography

  • Nii palju päikest
  • Puiesteede kummaline valgus
  • Verine padi
  • Varjud vikerkaarel
  • Heliseb-kõliseb...
  • Neli vestlust armastused
  • Viimane mõrv
  • Õhtuvalgus
  • Insener Paberiti juhtum
  • Corrida
  • Eiseni tänav
  • Väikesed hobused särava vikerkaare all
  • Hei, teie seal!
  • Muljeid kirjandusmaastikult
  • Arvi kamin
  • Janu
  • Öö neljandas mikrorajoonis
  • Kes tõttab öisele rongile
  • Niguliste
  • Naine lõvi seljas
  • Jää hüvasti, Mr. Shakespeare
  • Käsi

Translations by Author

  • Works by Vasily Aksyonov
  • Works by Alexander Grin
  • Works by Stephen King

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Surrealist elements

Health

  • Imprisonment
    1969
    Imprisoned for several months by KGB on charges of anti-Soviet propaganda

Legacy

Known as a writer and politician who voted for Estonian restoration of Independence

In Popular Culture

  • Screenplay for TV series 'Õnne 13'

Trivia

  • Younger brother of graphic artist Olimar Kallas
  • Wrote screenplays for TV, including successful series Õnne 13