Eeva Park (born September 9, 1950 in

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) is an

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n writer.

Life

Park was born Eeva Hint in 1950. She is the daughter of writers

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 dwellers, who are living on Estonian islands. After studying in Lümanda and Ku ...

and

Minni Nurme Minni Katharina Nurme (born 30 October 1917 in Aidu, Viljandi County, Aidu Parish, today Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County; died 22 November 1994 in Tallinn) was an Estonian writer. Life and career Born Minni Neumann, Nurme graduated from the gir ...

. After high school she worked as a silk and porcelain painter, and as an archival assistant. She began her career in 1983 as a poet, but soon turned to prose. Her 1993 novel ''Tolm ja Tuul'' describes in a fairly obvious way the breakup of his parents' marriage. She is known for her novels' dark undertones, but she has also written plays and short stories, as well as continuing to write poetry. Park has been a member of the

Estonian Writers' Union The Estonian Writers Union (Eesti Kirjanike Liit, abbreviated EKL), is a professional association of Estonian writers and literary critics.Marje Jõeste, Küllo Arjakas, ''The Baltic States'', Estonian Encyclopaedia Publishers, 1991, page 64 Hist ...

since 1993. In 1994 she received the

Friedebert Tuglas Friedebert Tuglas, born Friedebert Mihkelson or Michelson (2 March 1886 – 15 April 1971) was an Estonian writer and critic who introduced Impressionism and Symbolism to Estonian literature.Saku Parish Saku Parish ( et, Saku vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia. The administrative centre of Saku Parish is Saku; a small town with population of 4,618 (as of 2005). It is situated 10 km south of Estonia's capit ...

Works

* '' Mõrkjas tuul'' (poems, 1983) * '' Hullu Hansu lugu'' (novel, 1988) * '' Öö valgus'' (poems, 1990) * '' Tolm yes tuul'' (novel, 1992) * '' Mees, kes mäletas ELEVANT'' (short stories, 1994) * '' Palveränd'' (Drama, 1996) * '' Naru õpilane'' (novel, 1998) * '' Pääse karussellile'' (short stories, 2000) * '' Vaba long mine'' (poems, 2002) * '' locomotives lõpmatuses'' (novel, 2003) * '' Homsed uudised'' (poems, 2005) * '' Absoluutne champions'' (short stories, 2006)

References

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''. 1950 births Living people Estonian women novelists Estonian women short story writers Estonian women poets 20th-century Estonian novelists 20th-century Estonian poets 20th-century Estonian women writers 21st-century Estonian novelists 21st-century Estonian poets 21st-century Estonian women writers Writers from Tallinn 20th-century short story writers 21st-century short story writers {{Estonia-writer-stub