Aadu Hint (birthname Adolf Edmund Hint; 10 January 1910, Külasema,

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Island – 26 October 1989,

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) was an

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n writer. Most of his books are related to people living on Estonian islands. After studying in Lümanda and

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, he worked as a teacher. From 1940 to 1947, he was a deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the ESSR. From second half of 1940s, he was a professional writer and lived in Tallinn. He was married to Debora Vaarandi (1916–2007) and Minni Nurme (1917–1994). He had eight children. Several of them became writers, such as Eeva Park. He died in 1989. He is buried in Kihelkonna Cemetery, Saare County.

Works

* 1937: ''Kuldne värav'' (The Golden Gate), novel * 1950: ''Angerja teekond'' (The Path of the Eel), story * 1951–1966: ''Tuuline rand'' (The Windy Shore, I–IV), four-part novel

References

1910 births 1989 deaths Politicians from Muhu Parish People from Kreis Ösel Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Ninth convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Communist Party of Estonia politicians Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1940–1947 20th-century Estonian writers Estonian male novelists Estonian male short story writers Soviet writers 8th Estonian Rifle Corps personnel People's Writers of the Estonian SSR Honoured Writers of the Estonian SSR Recipients of the Estonian SSR State Prize Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour {{Estonia-writer-stub