Estonia
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n translator and journalist. She is mainly known for her Latvian-language translations into Estonian.
Saks was born into a
Jewish
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family in Valga. From 1950 until 1956, she studied Estonian philology at
Tartu State University
The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a Public university, public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.
In 1980 she signed the letter of 40 intellectuals.
Personal life
Saks married the writer
Juhan Smuul
Juhan Smuul (18 February 1922 – 13 April 1971) was an Estonian writer. Until 1954 he used the given name Johannes Schmuul. Smuul was one of the most recognized writers in Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Estonia and was a member of th ...
in 1945. The couple divorced in 1951. Afterward, she was in a relationship with the writer
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
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, with whom she had a daughter, the translator Mare Zaneva. Real estate investor Georgi Zanev is her grandson.
Awards
* 1986: Andrejs Upīts Award
* 1997:
Order of the Three Stars
Order of the Three Stars () is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is ''Per aspera ad astra'', meaning "Through hardships towards the ...
* 2001:
Order of the White Star
The Order of the White Star (; ) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonian citizens and foreigners to give recognition for services rendered to the Estonian state.
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Classes
The Order of the White Star ...