Peeter Helme (born 6 September 1978 in

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) is an

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n writer, journalist, literary critic. From 2014 he has been the literature editor for

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. In 2020 he was convicted of attempted sexual enticement of minor.https://news.err.ee/1189687/court-convicts-peeter-helme-of-attempted-sexual-enticement-of-minor Court convicts Peeter Helme of attempted sexual enticement of minorhttps://www.err.ee/1608309659/kirjanik-peeter-helme-suudimoistmine-joustus Kirjanik Peeter Helme süüdimõistmine jõustus, ERR He is the nephew of politician

Mart Helme Mart Helme (, born 31 October 1949) is an Estonian politician, diplomat and musician who served as the Minister of the Interior from 2019 to 2020. He was the long time chairman of the national conservative Conservative People's Party of Estonia ...

and first cousin of politician

Martin Helme Martin Helme (born 24 April 1976) is an Estonian politician, leader of the Conservative People's Party (EKRE), and a far-right nationalist. From 2019 to 2021 he was the Minister of Finance. Political views Helme's views have been described as ...

Selected works

* novel ''Puudutus'', 2007 * short story ''Lihtne'', 2008 * novel ''September'', 2009 * short story ''Laps'', 2010 * novel ''Varastatud aja lõpus'', 2011 * horror story ''Saemehe töö'', 2013 * novel ''Tuleviku mäletajad. Sofia'', 2013 * short story ''Pringlikütid Vabaduse väljakul'', 2014 * short novel ''Sügaval läänes'', 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Helme, Peeter 1978 births Living people Estonian journalists Estonian critics Estonian male novelists Estonian male short story writers University of Tartu alumni 21st-century Estonian writers Writers from Tallinn People from Tallinn