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{{short description|Estonian writer and screenwriter}} |
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Kõomägi is also a wealthy patron of Estonian visual arts. |
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[[File:Armin Kõomägi 2018.jpg|thumb|Armin Kõomägi (2018)]] |
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Armin Kõomägi won the Friedebert Tuglas award for literature in 2004 for his novel ''Anonüümsed logistikud'' (Anonymous Logistics). |
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His 2007 novel ''Nägu, mis jäi üle'' also received a literary award. |
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== Life == |
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His short stories ''Ingel'' (Angel) and ''Seal'' (Seal) were award finalists in 2006. His short stories ''Katastroof'' (Disaster), ''Minu Mustamäe'' were well received by Estonian critics. |
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Armin Kõomägi was born on July 5, 1969, in [[Moldova]], to an Armenian mother and an Estonian father. He is an Estonian writer<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.estlit.ee/?id=14973&author=14973&c_tpl=1066&tpl=1063 |title=Estonian Literature Centre |access-date=2012-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407061249/http://www.estlit.ee/?id=14973&author=14973&c_tpl=1066&tpl=1063 |archive-date=2014-04-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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== Literary career == |
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He wrote the screenplay for ''Amatöörid'' (The Amateur) a 2008 film and ''Seks ja Surm'' (Sex and Death). |
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Kõomägi started writing in 2003 when he was thirty-four.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120730235312/http://www.dalkeyarchive.com/info/?fa=text189 Dalkey Archive Press]</ref> |
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His first book, published in 2005, was a collection of short stories titled ''Amatöör'' (Amateur). A short story from this collection, ''Anonüümsed Logistikud'' (Logisticians Anonymous), was awarded the [[Friedebert Tuglas]] Short Story Award in 2006 and made into a movie in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.estlit.ee/?id=14973&author=14973&c_tpl=1066&tpl=1063 |title=Estonian Literature Centre |access-date=2012-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407061249/http://www.estlit.ee/?id=14973&author=14973&c_tpl=1066&tpl=1063 |archive-date=2014-04-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2006 he published another collection of short stories titled ''Nägu, mis jäi üle'' (The Face That Was Left Over). This was followed in 2009 by his first novel ''Pagejad'' (Runaways), and in 2011 by his second novel Hea Firma (The Good Firm). |
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In 2012, Kõomägi contributed to the Dalkey Archive Press published ''Best European Fiction 2012'', which contains a collection of new fiction from European writers.<ref>[http://www.dalkeyarchive.com/info/?fa=text172 Dalkey Archive Press - Best European Fiction 2012] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528201041/http://www.dalkeyarchive.com/info/?fa=text172 |date=May 28, 2012 }}</ref> |
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===Links=== |
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In 2015, Kõomägi won the [[Estonian Writers' Union]]'s novel competition with his manuscript for ''Lui Vutoon''. |
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*[http://www.utkk.ee/eng/award.html Fridebert Tuglas Short Story Award Winners] |
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*[http://www.estlit.ee/?id=11429 Estonian Literature Centre 2005 Award Winners] |
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*[https://www.etis.ee/portaal/tTpublikatsioonidVaata.aspx?VID=170887&PersonVID=11259&lang=et&FromUrl0=isikuPublikatsioonid.aspx Literary Criticism of the works of Armin Kõomägi] |
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*[http://www.kul.ee/webeditor/files/loomemajandus/09_kunst.pdf Patron of the arts] |
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== Bibliography == |
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* ''Amatöör (Amateur)'' (2005) |
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* ''Nägu, mis jäi üle (The Face That Was Left Over)'' (2005) |
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* ''Pagejad (Runaways)'' (2009) |
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* ''Hea Firma (The Good Firm)'' (2011) |
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* ''Best European Fiction 2012'' (2012) |
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* ''Lui Vutoon'' (2015) |
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==References== |
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* [http://www.postimees.ee/240206/esileht/kultuur/193048.php Review of the award-winning debut novel by Armin Kõomägi] |
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*[http://www.pegasus.ee/index.php?lang=est&main_id=23&product_id=179 ''Nägu, mis jäi üle'' published by Pegasus Publishing] |
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*[http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedebert_Tuglase_novelliauhind Friedebert Tuglas Awards] |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 08:58, 19 January 2024
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Armin Kõomägi (born 5 July 1969) is an Estonian writer and screenwriter. He is an author of six books, including two novels and four collections of short stories.
Life
[edit]Armin Kõomägi was born on July 5, 1969, in Moldova, to an Armenian mother and an Estonian father. He is an Estonian writer[1]
Literary career
[edit]Kõomägi started writing in 2003 when he was thirty-four.[2]
His first book, published in 2005, was a collection of short stories titled Amatöör (Amateur). A short story from this collection, Anonüümsed Logistikud (Logisticians Anonymous), was awarded the Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award in 2006 and made into a movie in 2008.[3] In 2006 he published another collection of short stories titled Nägu, mis jäi üle (The Face That Was Left Over). This was followed in 2009 by his first novel Pagejad (Runaways), and in 2011 by his second novel Hea Firma (The Good Firm).
In 2012, Kõomägi contributed to the Dalkey Archive Press published Best European Fiction 2012, which contains a collection of new fiction from European writers.[4]
In 2015, Kõomägi won the Estonian Writers' Union's novel competition with his manuscript for Lui Vutoon.
Bibliography
[edit]- Amatöör (Amateur) (2005)
- Nägu, mis jäi üle (The Face That Was Left Over) (2005)
- Pagejad (Runaways) (2009)
- Hea Firma (The Good Firm) (2011)
- Best European Fiction 2012 (2012)
- Lui Vutoon (2015)
References
[edit]- ^ "Estonian Literature Centre". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ Dalkey Archive Press
- ^ "Estonian Literature Centre". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
- ^ Dalkey Archive Press - Best European Fiction 2012 Archived May 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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