Ülo Mattheus (born 7 December 1956) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n writer, journalist, civil servant and editor.

Early life and education

Mattheus was born 7 December 1956 in

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. In 1975 he graduated from 32nd secondary school in Tallinn.

Career

He has been transport worker, television lighting man, later also literary editor of the journal ''

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''. From 2005 until 2013, he was a press consultant for the

Riigikogu The Riigikogu (, from Estonian ''riigi-'', "of the state", and ''kogu'', "assembly") is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. In addition to approving legislation, the Parliament appoints high officials, including the prime minister and chi ...

. Since 2014 he was the executive editor for TEA Encyclopedia. Awards: * 1985 and 1994: Friedebert Tuglas short story award * 1996: Literature Endowment annual award

Works

* 1989: novel "Kuma". Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1989. 164 pp. * 1996: novel "Läheb ega peatu". Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, 1996. 350 pp. * 2006: novel "India armastus: fragmendid kirjadest". Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2006. 196 pp. * 2013: novel "Tema salajane palve". Tallinn: Tuum, 2013. 208 pp.

References

Living people 1956 births Estonian male novelists Estonian male short story writers 20th-century Estonian novelists 21st-century Estonian novelists Estonian editors Estonian male journalists Estonian civil servants Writers from Tallinn {{Estonia-writer-stub