Ülo Tuulik (born 22 February 1940, in

Abruka Abruka () is a village in Estonia, primarily composed of the island of Abruka in the Gulf of Riga, 4 km south of the island of Saaremaa. The village includes the smaller adjacent islands of Vahase, Kasselaid, Linnusitamaa and Kirjurahu, ...

Island,

Saare County Saare County ( or ''Saaremaa''; ; ; ; ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa, the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it, most notably Muhu, Ruhnu, Abruka and Vilsandi. The county borders Lääne Count ...

) is an

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n writer. In 1963, he graduated from

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.Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

. Since 1974, he was a member of

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. His twin brother was writer

Jüri Tuulik Jüri Tuulik (22 February 1940 Abruka island, Saare County – 3 June 2014 Kuressaare) was an Estonian writer and playwright. In 1963, he graduated from Tartu State University in Estonian philology. After graduating, he worked at the newspapers '' ...

(1940-2014) and his cousin was 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 ...

Selected works

* 1972: prose collection ''Vihm Gibraltaris'' * 1974: novel ''Sõja jalus'' ('In the Way of War') * 1979: prose collection ''Atlandi kirjad: jutustused''

References

Living people 1940 births Estonian male novelists Estonian male poets Estonian editors 20th-century Estonian poets 21st-century Estonian poets Estonian twins University of Tartu alumni People from Saaremaa Parish {{Estonia-writer-stub