Ain Kaalep

Ain Kaalep (4 June 1926 – 9 June 2020) was an Estonian poet, playwright, literary critic and translator.

Life

He was born in Tartu, Estonia. Kaalep was a member of the Congress of Estonia. From 1989 to 2001, Kaalep was the editor-in-chief of the journal Akadeemia. In 2002, he was briefly a professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Tartu.

Kaalep died on 9 June 2020 in Tartu from problems caused by Alzheimer's disease, aged 94.

Works

• Aomaastikud (1962)
• Samarkandi vihik (poetry, 1962)
• Iidamast ja Aadamast ehk Antimantikulaator (play, 1967)
• Järvemaastikud (1968)
• Mäe veri (Totomauna) (play, 1970)
• Klaasmaastikud (1971)
• Paani surm ja teisi luuletusi (1976)
• Peegelmaastikud (I 1976, II 1980)
• Kuldne Aphrodite ja teisi luuletusi (1986)
• Maavallast ja maailmakirjandusest (essays and literary criticism, 1984)
• Minu silmad ja sinu silmad (play, 1965)
• Kolm Lydiat (essays and literary criticism, 1997)
• Haukamaa laulu (1999)
• Jumalatosin (2008)
• Muusad ja maastikud. Luuletusi aastaist 1945–2008 (2008)

References

Other websites

• Ain Kaalep and the Golden Aphrodite, Estonian Literary Magazine, 2/2011, 10-14.

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