Lehte Hainsalu
Lehte Hainsalu (married name Lehte Sööt; born 31 October 1938, Haaslava Parish, Tartu County) is an Estonian writer, poet and politician.[1]
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Lehte Hainsalu (2018)
In 1961 she graduated from Tartu State University, studied Estonian philology. After graduation, she worked at the newspaper Edasi, at the Tartu Widget Factory (Estonian: Tartu Aparaaditehas), and at Eesti Televisioon studios in Tartu.[1]
From 1981 to 1990, she was the head of Tartu division of Estonian Writers' Union.[1]
In 1980, she signed in Letter of 40 intellectuals.[1]
She has won many awards, e.g. Friedebert Tuglas short story award (1987), the Karl Eduard Sööt Prize for Children's Poetry (1992, 2015).[1]
Works
- 1957: poetry collection "Sõnajala õis"
- 1967: novel "Pigilinnu laul"
- 1980: poetry collection "Ainsa ööga läbi maa"
- 2003: poetry collection "Lapsed lennand tuulde"
- 2011: novel "Vastamata kõne"
References
- Vabar, Sven. "Lehte Hainsalu". sisu.ut.ee. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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