Aimée Beekman ( Malla; born 20 April 1933) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n writer noted in her country for several books said to present realistic depictions of modern life. Amongst her works is the controversial ''Valikuvõimalus'' (English: ''An Opportunity for Choice''), which involves a woman's unconventional attempt at family life. She is a Merited Writer of the

Estonian SSR The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, (abbreviated Estonian SSR, Soviet Estonia, or simply Estonia ) was an administrative subunit ( union republic) of the former Soviet Union (USSR), covering the occupied and annexed territory of Estonia ...

(1978).

Personal life

Born in

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, she was married to

Vladimir Beekman Vladimir Beekman (23 August 1929 – 3 October 2009) was an Estonian writer, poet and translator. Early life and education After completing his primary education, he attended the Tallinn University of Technology and graduated in 1953 with a degre ...

Novels

*''Väikesed inimesed'' (1964) *''Kaevupeegel'' (1966) *''Valgete vareste parv'' (1967) *''Kartulikuljused'' (1968) *''Väntorel'' (1970) *''Keeluala'' (1971) *''Vanad lapsed'' (1972) *''Kuradilill'' (1973) *''Viinakuu'' (1975) *''Sugupuu'' (1977) *''Valikuvõimalus'' (1978) *''Tihnik'' (1980) *''Vabajooks'' (1982) *''Loobumisvõimalus'' (1985) *''Peavari'' (1989) *''Proovielu'' (2008) *''Ulavere'' (2009)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beekman, Aimee 1933 births Living people Writers from Tallinn Estonian women novelists Estonian women dramatists and playwrights Estonian women screenwriters Estonian women children's writers 20th-century Estonian novelists 21st-century Estonian novelists 20th-century Estonian women writers 21st-century Estonian women writers Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography alumni Honoured Writers of the Estonian SSR Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples