Jan Kaus

Dedalus Book of Estonian Literature Jan Kaus

Brief Description: The Dedalus Book of Estonian Literature offers a wide-ranging selection of fiction from the end of the nineteenth century until the present day, including work by Estonias classic and most important contemporary authors. This is the most important selection of Estonian fiction to have appeared in English and will be essential reading for anyone wanting to gain an idea of Estonian Literature and for the many American visitors to Estonia. Estonia is one of the smallest and least populated countries in the European Union. It has a population of about 1.4 million. For most of its history it has been part of its larger neighbours, Sweden and Russia. It regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. It is really in the nineteenth- century that Estonian Literature develops and a prose tradition established. This anthology features work by significant authors in this period such as Eduard Vilde and Juhan Liiv and extends to the modern day with contributions from leading contemporary authors such as Peeter Sauter and Eeva Park. Estonias most famous and widely-translated author is Jaan Kross, who should have become the first Estonian author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. He is represented in the anthology by Uncle (1990). Publisher Marketing: 'The Dedalus Book of Estonian Literature' offers a wide-ranging selection of fiction from the end of the 19th century until the present day, including works by Estonia's classic and most important contemporary authors.

Contributor Bio:  Kaus, Jan Jan Kaus was born in Estonia in 1971. He is a novelist, essayist, scriptwriter, critic, poet and translator from Finnish into Estonian. He has published eight books, including the novels The World and a Few (2001), You (2006), A Moment (2009), which have been translated into six languages. He has been the chairman of the Estonian Writers' Union (2004-2007) and is currently the literary editor of the cultural weekly Sirp. Contributor Bio:  Dickens, Eric Eric Dickens is a translator and reviewer of Estonian and Finnish-Swedish literature. He is currently translating work by the novelists Toomas Vint and Hannele Mikaela Taivassalo.