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Andres Ehin

Estonian writer and translator From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Andres Ehin
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Andres Ehin (14 March 1940 – 10 December 2011) was an Estonian writer and translator.[1][2] In 1964 he graduated from University of Tartu, studying Estonian philology (especially Finno-Ugric studies).[1] From 1972 to 1974 he was the senior scientific editor of Estonian Soviet Encyclopaedia.[1] From 1972 he was a member of Estonian Writers' Union. From 1968 to 1989 he was a member of Communist Party. In 1990 he joined Estonian Social Democratic Party.[1]

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He married Ly Seppel (Ehin). Their daughter is the poet Kristiina Ehin.[1]

He died in 2011 and was buried in Pärnamäe Cemetery in Tallinn.[1]

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Works

  • 1995: poetry collection Teadvus on ussinahk (Consciousness is Snakeskin)
  • 2000: poetry collection Alateadvus on alatasa purjus (The Unconscious is Frequently Drunk)
  • 1996: novel Rummu Jüri mälestused (The Memoirs of Rummu Jüri)

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