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Friedebert Tuglas, born Friedebert Mihkelson or Michelson (2 March 1886 – 15 April 1971) was an Estonian writer and critic who introduced Impressionism and Symbolism to Estonian literature.Estonian literature
at Encyclopædia Britannica Persecuted by the authorities in the beginning of 20th century, he later became an acknowledged representative of Estonian literature in the Soviet era.
Database of Estonian Writers, retrieved 19 February 2015 His most famous short story is ''Popi ja Huhuu''. He was the member of the Siuru literary group and leader of Estonian literary group
Estonian Academy of Sciences Year Book, 12(39), 2006, ISSN 1406-1503, p. 164. Tuglas died in Tallinn in 1971, aged 85, not long after completing his memoirs, acknowledged as a major work in the writer's life. A museum commemorating his life was opened in Tallinn the same year. A short story prize commemorating Tuglas was established in 1971.
A selection of Tuglas' stories is available in English entitled ''The Poet and the Idiot and Other Stories'' (Central European University Press, Budapest & New York, 2007, translated by Eric Dickens). A number of Tuglas' other stories were translated into English during Soviet times.
Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award
in Tallinn {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuglas, Friedebert 1886 births 1971 deaths People from Põlva Parish People from the Governorate of Livonia Estonian male short story writers Soviet literary historians Soviet male writers 20th-century male writers 20th-century short story writers Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni University of Tartu faculty Members of the Estonian Academy of Sciences People's Writers of the Estonian SSR Burials at Metsakalmistu Estonian literary critics Estonian editors Looming (magazine) editors
Friedebert Tuglas, born Friedebert Mihkelson or Michelson (2 March 1886 – 15 April 1971) was an Estonian writer and critic who introduced Impressionism and Symbolism to Estonian literature.at Encyclopædia Britannica Persecuted by the authorities in the beginning of 20th century, he later became an acknowledged representative of Estonian literature in the Soviet era.
Biography
Tuglas was born inAhja
Ahja is a small borough (') in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. Named after the Ahja River, it is located 191 km southeast of Tallinn and about 16km north of Põlva.
Ahja manor
The earliest references to Ah ...
, the son of a carpenter, and studied at the Hugo Treffner Gymnasium from 1904 to 1905. After imprisonment for revolutionary activities, he went into exile in 1906, living in Finland, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and France, before returning to Estonia in time for the February revolution of 1917.Friedebert TuglasDatabase of Estonian Writers, retrieved 19 February 2015 His most famous short story is ''Popi ja Huhuu''. He was the member of the Siuru literary group and leader of Estonian literary group
Young Estonia
Young Estonia () was a neo-romantic literary group established around 1905 and led by the poet Gustav Suits and short story writer Friedebert Tuglas. Other members of the group included Villem Grünthal-Ridala and Johannes Aavik. Gustav Suits ar ...
(''Noor-Eesti'') in the beginning of 20th century. He was one of the founders of the Estonian Writers' Union and served as its chairman in 1922, 1925–1927 and 1937–1939.
Tuglas was granted the title of People's Writer of the Estonian SSR
The Estonian SSR,, russian: Эстонская ССР officially the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic,, russian: Эстонская Советская Социалистическая Республика was an ethnically based adminis ...
in 1946. The same year he was elected a corresponding member of the Soviet Estonian Academy of Sciences. He subsequently fell into disfavor, officially blacklisted, deprived of his civil rights and excluded from membership in all institutions, including the Writers’ Union, from which he was expelled in 1950."Remembrance".Estonian Academy of Sciences Year Book, 12(39), 2006, ISSN 1406-1503, p. 164. Tuglas died in Tallinn in 1971, aged 85, not long after completing his memoirs, acknowledged as a major work in the writer's life. A museum commemorating his life was opened in Tallinn the same year. A short story prize commemorating Tuglas was established in 1971.
A selection of Tuglas' stories is available in English entitled ''The Poet and the Idiot and Other Stories'' (Central European University Press, Budapest & New York, 2007, translated by Eric Dickens). A number of Tuglas' other stories were translated into English during Soviet times.
See also
* Friedebert Tuglas short story awardReferences
External links
Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award
in Tallinn {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuglas, Friedebert 1886 births 1971 deaths People from Põlva Parish People from the Governorate of Livonia Estonian male short story writers Soviet literary historians Soviet male writers 20th-century male writers 20th-century short story writers Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni University of Tartu faculty Members of the Estonian Academy of Sciences People's Writers of the Estonian SSR Burials at Metsakalmistu Estonian literary critics Estonian editors Looming (magazine) editors