Enn Kippel (until 1935 Eduard Ferdinand Kippel; 16 February 1901

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– 15 February 1942

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) was an

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n writer. After 1935, he studied at the

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, taking courses related to theology. In 1936, he joined the

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. He was also a member of the left-wing student society . In 1941, he joined the

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, and he became the editor of the Estonian youth magazine '' Pioneer''. During

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, he was a front correspondent. He died in 1942 during the

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Selected works

* 1935: two-part novel "Ahnitsejad" ('The Greedy') * 1939: novel "Kuldvasikas" ('Golden Calf') * 1941: novel " Meelis"

References

1901 births 1942 deaths Estonian male novelists Estonian journalists 20th-century Estonian novelists Estonian editors University of Tartu alumni Writers from Tallinn Victims of the Siege of Leningrad {{Estonia-writer-stub