Armin Kõomägi (born 5 July 1969) 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 and screenwriter. He is an author of six books, including two novels and four collections of short stories.
Life
Armin Kõomägi was born on July 5, 1969, in
Moldova
Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe, with an area of and population of 2.42 million. Moldova is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. ...
, to an Armenian mother and an Estonian father. He is an Estonian writer
Literary career
Kõomägi started writing in 2003 when he was thirty-four.
His first book, published in 2005, was a collection of short stories titled ''Amatöör'' (Amateur). A short story from this collection, ''Anonüümsed Logistikud'' (Logisticians Anonymous), was awarded the
Friedebert Tuglas
Friedebert Tuglas, born Friedebert Mihkelson or Michelson (2 March 1886 – 15 April 1971), was an Estonian writer and critic who introduced Impressionism and Symbolism to Estonian literature. Persecuted by the authorities in the beginning of 20t ...
Short Story Award in 2006 and made into a movie in 2008. In 2006 he published another collection of short stories titled ''Nägu, mis jäi üle'' (The Face That Was Left Over). This was followed in 2009 by his first novel ''Pagejad'' (Runaways), and in 2011 by his second novel Hea Firma (The Good Firm).
In 2012, Kõomägi contributed to the Dalkey Archive Press published ''Best European Fiction 2012'', which contains a collection of new fiction from European writers.
Dalkey Archive Press - Best European Fiction 2012
In 2015, Kõomägi won the Estonian Writers' Union's novel competition with his manuscript for ''Lui Vutoon''.
Bibliography
* ''Amatöör (Amateur)'' (2005)
* ''Nägu, mis jäi üle (The Face That Was Left Over)'' (2005)
* ''Pagejad (Runaways)'' (2009)
* ''Hea Firma (The Good Firm)'' (2011)
* ''Best European Fiction 2012'' (2012)
* ''Lui Vutoon'' (2015)
References
External links
Estonian Film Foundation Review Of The Novel 'Amateur'
1969 births
Living people
Estonian male short story writers
Estonian screenwriters
Estonian people of Armenian descent
21st-century Estonian novelists
21st-century screenwriters
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