Salme Ekbaum

Salme Ekbaum (until 1941 Salme Neumann; 21 October 1912 Paistu Parish, Viljandi County – 10 September 1995 Toronto) was an Estonian writer and poet.[1]

She graduated from University of Tartu, studying pharmacy. In 1944 she escaped to Sweden and in 1949 moved to Canada.[1]

From 1950 she was a member of Estonian Writers' Union in Exile and a member of PEN Club.[1]

She died in 1995 and is buried in Paistu Cemetery. Her sister was writer Minni Nurme.[1]

Works

  • 1959: novel Varjude maja (House of Shadows)
  • 1975: novel Vang, kes põgenes (The Prisoner Who Escaped)
  • 1979: novel Kohtumine lennujaamas (Meeting at an Airport)

References

  1. ^ a b c d Kõvamees, Anneli. "Salme Ekbaum - Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary". sisu.ut.ee/ewod. Retrieved 25 January 2021.


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