Eeva Park (born September 9, 1950 in

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) is an

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n writer.

Life

Park was born Eeva Hint in 1950. She is the daughter of writers

Aadu Hint Aadu Hint (birthname Adolf Edmund Hint; 10 January 1910, Külasema, Muhu Island – 26 October 1989, Tallinn) was an Estonian writer. Most of his books are related to people living on Estonian islands. After studying in Lümanda and Kuressaare ...

and

Minni Nurme Minni Katharina Nurme (born 30 October 1917 in Aidu Parish, today Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County; died 22 November 1994 in Tallinn) was an Estonian writer. Life and career Born Minni Neumann, Nurme graduated from the girls' school in Viljandi ...

. After high school she worked as a silk and porcelain painter, and as an archival assistant. She began her career in 1983 as a poet, but soon turned to prose. Her 1993 novel ''Tolm ja Tuul'' describes in a fairly obvious way the breakup of his parents' marriage. She is known for her novels' dark undertones, but she has also written plays and short stories, as well as continuing to write poetry. Park has been a member of the

Estonian Writers' Union The Estonian Writers' Union (, abbr. EWU is a professional association of Estonian writers and literary critics.Marje Jõeste, Küllo Arjakas, ''The Baltic States'', Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers, 1991, page 64 History The Estonian Writer ...

since 1993. In 1994, she received the

Friedebert Tuglas 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. Persecuted by the authorities in the beginning of 20t ...

Literature Prize. She currently lives in

Saku Parish Saku Parish () is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia. The administrative centre of Saku Parish is Saku; a small town with population of 4,618 (as of 2005). It is situated 10 km south of Estonia's capital, Tallinn. ...

Works

* '' Mõrkjas tuul'' (poems, 1983) * '' Hullu Hansu lugu'' (novel, 1988) * '' Öö valgus'' (poems, 1990) * '' Tolm yes tuul'' (novel, 1992) * '' Mees, kes mäletas ELEVANT'' (short stories, 1994) * '' Palveränd'' (Drama, 1996) * '' Naru õpilane'' (novel, 1998) * '' Pääse karussellile'' (short stories, 2000) * '' Vaba long mine'' (poems, 2002) * '' locomotives lõpmatuses'' (novel, 2003) * '' Homsed uudised'' (poems, 2005) * '' Absoluutne champions'' (short stories, 2006)

References

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