Aimée Beekman ( Malla; born 20 April 1933) is an
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n writer noted in her country for several books said to present realistic depictions of modern life.
Amongst her works is ''Valikuvõimalus'' or ''An Opportunity for Choice'', which involves a woman's unconventional attempt at family life.
Personal life
Born in
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
, she was married to
Vladimir Beekman
Vladimir Beekman (23 August 1929 – 3 October 2009) was an Estonian writer, poet and translator.
Early life and education
After completing his primary education, he attended the Tallinn University of Technology and graduated in 1953 with a degre ...
.
References
External links
Aimée Beekman at Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary
1933 births
Living people
Writers from Tallinn
Estonian women novelists
Estonian children's writers
Estonian women children's writers
20th-century Estonian novelists
20th-century Estonian women writers
Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni
Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples
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