Ilmar Sikemäe (born as Helmut Bötker; 18 December 1914
Albu Parish
Albu ( et, Albu vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Järva County
Järva County ( et, Järva maakond or ''Järvamaa''; german: Jerwen; la, Jervia) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the central part of the country ...
,
Järva County
Järva County ( et, Järva maakond or ''Järvamaa''; german: Jerwen; la, Jervia) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, ...
– 25 July 1998) was an
Estonia
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n writer.
1953–1957, he was the chief editor for the magazine ''
Looming
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''.
1945–1990, he was a member of
CPSU
"Hymn of the Bolshevik Party"
, headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow
, general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first)Mikhail Gorbachev (last)
, founded =
, banned =
, founder = Vladimir Lenin
, newspaper ...
.
His major work was the collection of sketches ''Kirjad Vargamäelt'' ('Letters from Vargamäe'), published in 1962.
Works
* prose "Teekond jätkub". Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1951
* prose "Näoga tuleviku poole". Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1961
* collection of sketches "Kirjad Vargamäelt." Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1962
* prose "Selged silmad". Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1967
* prose "Sada lugu". Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1969
* prose "Selged silmad". Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1984
* prose "Vasaku käe lood". Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1989
References
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1914 births
1998 deaths
Estonian male short story writers
20th-century Estonian writers
Estonian editors
Estonian magazine editors
People from Järva Parish
Burials at Metsakalmistu
Looming (magazine) editors
Soviet writers