Jaak Urmet (

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: Wimberg; born 30 January 1979, in Saku) is an Estonian writer. Jaak Urmet studied Estonian philology and history (from 1997 to 2002) at the

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and from 2002 to 2004

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(the same university), graduated as M.A. Urmet participated ''Tallinna Noored Tegijad'' (a fellowship of young authors in Tallinn) from 1998 to 2000 and is a member of Young Authors' Association in Tartu since 2000. From 2006 on, Urmet is a member of the Tallinn Club of

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s, from 2007 on a member of the

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and the Estonian Union of Writers. Urmet started publishing articles, reviews and essays in 1999. In 2000, he made his debut as a poet with the collection ''"Maaaraamat"''.''Maaaraamat''
(Kaaruka küla, 2000, English; ''Countrybook : The Curved Village'')- Retrieved 2019-02-02, . From 2001 to 2007 he worked as the editor of ''Arkaadia'', a cultural addendum of ''

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''. Wimberg's (Urmet's) novel "Lipamäe" (which was noted on 2002 Estonian novel contest and awarded

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prize of literature in 2002) is a

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story of a young man who moves from urban area to countryside after the death of his grandfather. The novel shows a blend of

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and phantasy: autobiographic reflections on the last decade of the

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in countryside alternate with magic present (e.g. one of the characters is the devil). The events take place in a real location – the village of Kaaruka in Järvamaa. Wimberg's collections of poetry (''"Maaaraamat"'' and ''"Kärppsed"'') depict autobiographic thoughts. In his works, Wimberg uses (his own) innovative

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of Estonian language.

Bibliography

* ''Maaaraamat'' (Huma 2000) * ''Lipamäe'' (Varrak 2002) * ''Kolme päkapiku jõulud'' (co-authors Jürgen Rooste and

Karl Martin Sinijärv Karl Martin Sinijärv (born 4 June 1971) is an Estonian journalist and poet. Sinijärv was born in Tallinn. By 2011, he had published 8 poetry books and a cookbook. His poetry has been characterized as etnofuturist, bringing estrangement of lan ...

) (Huma 2002, children poetry) * ''Buratino laulud'' (Varrak 2005, children poetry) * ''Bootleg'' (2006) – a collection of 'Web poetry'. See: https://web.archive.org/web/20120212194056/http://www.hot.ee/irboska/Wimberg_-_Bootleg_(2006).pdf * ''Põngerjate laulud'' (Varrak 2006, children poetry) * ''Kärppsed'' (Jutulind 2006) * ''Härra Padakonn'' (Varrak 2008, children poetry)

Published in English

Excerpt
from the novel "Lipamäe" (translated in English by Ulvi Haagensen
Estonian Literary Magazine
no. 17, Autumn 2003)
Interview
by Sven Vabar (Estonian Literary Magazine no. 17, Autumn 2003)
Selected poems
in "Viie tunni tee. Five Hours Away", Nordic Poetry Festival 2001 booklet (translated in English by Kalju Kruusa, Põhjamaade Ministrite Nõukogu Tallinna Infobüroo, Tallinn 2001)
Review
of novel "Pille-Riin" by Jürgen Rooste (Estonian Literary Magazine no. 30, Spring 2010)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Urmet, Jaak 1979 births Living people People from Saku Parish Estonian male poets Estonian children's writers 21st-century Estonian poets Tallinn University alumni

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Published in English

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