Kalle Käsper (born 1952 in

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) is an

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n writer.

Biography

Käsper was the husband of

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n writer Gohar Markosjan-Käsper. Notable works by Käsper include "Buridanid", "Taani prints Hamlet, nuhk" (''Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, a Spy''). He has co-authored the screenplay of " Jüri Rumm", a popular Estonian film (of 1994). His novel "Üksindus on hommikuti hell" (''Loneliness is tender in the morning'') has been translated into Russian (russian: Oda utrennemu odinočestvu), was published in the literary journal ''Neva''. Käsper's work "Saksamaa õppetunnid”" (''The Lessons of Germany'') won a yearly prize of the Russian magazine '' Zvezda'', where this translation was published. In recent years, Käsper has published in Estonian newspapers comments on politics and current affairs, distinguished by criticism towards the developments in post-Soviet Estonia and disapproval of cultural Americanisation. Käsper as a publicist is also supportive of Russia and Russian president

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and has expressed nostalgic attitudes to some aspects of the Soviet period. Mait Raun ''Eesti mehe soojad sõnad armeenia rahvast ja Nõukogude Liidust'' in Eesti Päevaleht, April 15, 2005 Käsper (a Russian philologist by education) has also translated into Estonian a number of works by Russian authors.

Selected works

* ''Alliksandriine'' (2003) * ''Vennad Luiged'' (2002) * ''Taani prints Hamlet, nuhk'' (2004)

References

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