Ülo Tuulik (born 22 February 1940, in

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Island,

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) is an

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n writer. In 1963 he graduated from

Tartu State University The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

in philology. 1964-1966 he was the chairman of Young Authors' Association in

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. Since 1974 he was a member of

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. His twin brother was writer Jüri Tuulik (1940-2014) and his cousin was writer

Juhan Smuul Juhan Smuul (18 February 1922 – 13 April 1971) was an Estonian writer. Until 1954 he used the given name Johannes Schmuul. Career Smuul was born in Koguva village on the island of Muhu to Jüri and Ruudu Schmuul (née Tuulik). He had thr ...

Selected works

* 1972: prose collection ''Vihm Gibraltaris'' * 1974: novel ''Sõja jalus'' ('In the Way of War') * 1979: prose collection ''Atlandi kirjad: jutustused''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuulik, Ulo Living people 1940 births Estonian male writers Estonian male novelists Estonian male poets Estonian editors 20th-century Estonian poets 21st-century Estonian poets Twin people from Estonia University of Tartu alumni People from Saaremaa Parish