Karl August Hindrey (15 August 1875 Abja Manor,

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– 9 January 1947) was an

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n writer, journalist and cartoonist. He is mostly known through his psychological

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

and

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s. He is also considered to be the founder of Estonian comics. From 1904, he worked in the editorial offices of the newspapers ''

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'' and ''

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''. He used the pseudonym Hoia Ronk, when he made contributions to the two newspapers mentioned above. He established two satirical magazines: ''Sädemed'' and ''Kratt''. During the Second World War, his activities were anti-Soviet. He was also one of the

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. He died in 1947. He is buried in

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Works

* 1906: comic book "Piripilli-Liisu" ('Betty Crybaby') * 1918: comic book "Lõhkiläinud Kolumats" ('Burst Kolumats the Bogeyman') * 1929: memoirs "Minu elukroonika" ('The chronicle of my life', 3 volumes) * 1937: novel "Sigtuna häving" ('The Destruction of Sigtuna')

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hindrey, Karl August 1875 births 1947 deaths 20th-century Estonian writers Estonian children's writers Estonian male novelists Estonian male short story writers Estonian humorists Estonian caricaturists Estonian journalists People from Abja-Paluoja Burials at Metsakalmistu