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Toomas Vint

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Toomas Vint

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-03-05 (Tallinn)
Nationality
Estonian
Languages
Estonian
Residence History
Tallinn

Career

Occupations
painter, writer
Active Years
1968-2024

Awards

Friedebert Tuglas short story award
Result: winner
Estonian Prose Award
Result: winner
Konrad Mägi Prize
1986
Result: winner
Order of the White Star
2012
Category: III class
Organization: Office of the President of Estonia
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Suitsupilvedes unistus

1968 poetry collection

Perekondlikud mängud

1977 short story

Kojamehe naine

1990 novel

Minu abielu prostituudiga

2003 novel

Üüriline

2009 novel
Translations
  • An Unending Landscape (translated by Eric Dickens, 2012)

Bibliography

  • Suitsupilvedes unistus (A dream in clouds of smoke, 1968)
  • Perekondlikud mängud (Family games, 1977)
  • Kojamehe naine (Housekeeper's wife, 1990)
  • Minu abielu prostituudiga (My marriage to a prostitute, 2003)
  • Üüriline (Tenant, 2009); An Unending Landscape (2012)
  • The Sweepstakes of Love (translated by Matthew Hyde, 2016)

Translations of Works

  • An Unending Landscape (2012)
  • The Sweepstakes of Love (2016)

Legacy

Estonian painter and writer who has won the Friedebert Tuglas short story award twice, as well as other awards.