Jaan Undusk

Jaan Undusk
Born (1958-11-14) 14 November 1958 (age 66)
Otepää, Valga County, Estonia
Occupation
  • Writer
  • playwright
  • literary scholar
NationalityEstonian
Notable awardsFriedebert Tuglas short story award (1987, 2003)
Herder Prize (1995)

Jaan Undusk (born 14 November 1958 in Otepää, Valga County) is an Estonian writer, playwright and literary scholar.[1]

He has been the head of Under and Tuglas Literature Centre of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.[1]

Since 1990, he is a member of Estonian Writers' Union. Since 2007, he is a member of Estonian Academy of Sciences.[1]

Awards

Works

  • short story "Sina, Tuglas" (1987)
  • novel "Kuum. Lugu noorest armastusest" (1990)
  • play "Good-bye, Vienna" (1999)
  • play "Quevedo" (2003)
  • play "Boulgakoff" (2005)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Vabar, Sven. "Jaan Undusk". sisu.ut.ee. Retrieved 18 March 2021.


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