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Friedebert Tuglas, born Friedebert Mihkelson or Michelson (2 March 1886 – 15 April 1971), was an
Database of Estonian Writers, retrieved 19 February 2015 His most famous short story is ''Popi ja Huhuu''. He was the member of the Siuru literary group and leader of Estonian literary group Young Estonia (''Noor-Eesti'') in the beginning of 20th century. He was one of the founders of the Estonian Writers' Union and served as its chairman in 1922–1923, 1925–1927 and 1937–1939. Tuglas was granted the title of People's Writer of the
Estonian Academy of Sciences Year Book, 12(39), 2006, ISSN 1406-1503, p. 164. After the Soviet thaw Tuglas was rehabilitated and the title of People's Writer of the Estonian SSR was restored. Tuglas died in Tallinn in 1971, aged 85, not long after completing his memoirs, acknowledged as a major work in the writer's life. A museum commemorating his life was opened in Tallinn the same year. A short story prize commemorating Tuglas was established in 1971.
A selection of Tuglas' stories is available in English entitled ''The Poet and the Idiot and Other Stories'' (Central European University Press, Budapest & New York, 2007, translated by Eric Dickens). A number of Tuglas' other stories were translated into English during Soviet times.
Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award
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Friedebert Tuglas, born Friedebert Mihkelson or Michelson (2 March 1886 – 15 April 1971), was 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 and critic who introduced Impressionism
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and Symbolism
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Arts
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to Estonian literature
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. Persecuted by the authorities in the beginning of 20th century, he later became an acknowledged representative of Estonian literature in the Soviet era
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.
Biography
Tuglas was born in Ahja, the son of a carpenter, and studied at the Hugo Treffner Gymnasium from 1904 to 1905. After imprisonment for revolutionary activities, he went into exile in 1906, living in Finland, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and France, before returning to Estonia in time for the February revolution of 1917.Friedebert TuglasDatabase of Estonian Writers, retrieved 19 February 2015 His most famous short story is ''Popi ja Huhuu''. He was the member of the Siuru literary group and leader of Estonian literary group Young Estonia (''Noor-Eesti'') in the beginning of 20th century. He was one of the founders of the Estonian Writers' Union and served as its chairman in 1922–1923, 1925–1927 and 1937–1939. Tuglas was granted the title of People's Writer of the
Estonian SSR
The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, (abbreviated Estonian SSR, Soviet Estonia, or simply Estonia ) was an administrative subunit ( union republic) of the former Soviet Union (USSR), covering the occupied and annexed territory of Estonia ...
in 1946. The same year he was elected a corresponding member of the Soviet Estonian Academy of Sciences. He subsequently fell into disfavor, officially blacklisted, deprived of his civil rights and excluded from membership in all institutions, including the Writers’ Union, from which he was expelled in 1950."Remembrance".Estonian Academy of Sciences Year Book, 12(39), 2006, ISSN 1406-1503, p. 164. After the Soviet thaw Tuglas was rehabilitated and the title of People's Writer of the Estonian SSR was restored. Tuglas died in Tallinn in 1971, aged 85, not long after completing his memoirs, acknowledged as a major work in the writer's life. A museum commemorating his life was opened in Tallinn the same year. A short story prize commemorating Tuglas was established in 1971.
A selection of Tuglas' stories is available in English entitled ''The Poet and the Idiot and Other Stories'' (Central European University Press, Budapest & New York, 2007, translated by Eric Dickens). A number of Tuglas' other stories were translated into English during Soviet times.
See also
* Friedebert Tuglas short story awardReferences
External links
Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award
in Tallinn {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuglas, Friedebert 1886 births 1971 deaths People from Põlva Parish People from Kreis Dorpat Estonian male short story writers Estonian literary critics Estonian editors Looming (magazine) editors Estonian essayists Soviet literary historians Soviet male writers 20th-century Estonian short story writers Young Estonia Hugo Treffner Gymnasium alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu Members of the Estonian Academy of Sciences People's Writers of the Estonian SSR Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour Burials at Metsakalmistu