Hendrik Lindepuu (born 11 November 1958 in

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) is an

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n translator, poet, and playwright. He has translated mainly from the Polish language. He has established its own publishing house: Hendrik Lindepuu Kirjastus. Since 2003 the publishing house is published over 40 books. Awards: * 2005: Cross of Merit (Poland). * 2009 and 2014: Estonian State Cultural Prize * 2009:

Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland The Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Order Zasługi Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Polish order of merit created in 1974, awarded to persons who have rendered great service to Poland. It is granted to foreigners or Poles resident ab ...

Selected works

* "Ei haise ega lõhna" (2002; poetry collection) * "Haisevad ja lõhnavad. Memmed ja taadid. Slavoween" (2002, plays)

Translations

* Małgorzata Semil, Elżbieta Wysińska, "Tänapäeva teatri leksikon" (with addings by translator). SE & JS, Tallinn 1996, 422 pp * Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, "Näidendid". Eesti Draamateater 1997, 288 pp

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindepuu, Hendrik Living people 1958 births Estonian male poets 20th-century Estonian poets 21st-century Estonian poets Estonian translators Estonian dramatists and playwrights People from Mulgi Parish