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'''Armin Kõomägi''' (born 5 July 1969) is an [[Estonia]]n writer and screenwriter.
'''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.
Kõomägi is also a wealthy patron of Estonian visual arts.


== Life ==
Armin Kõomägi won the Friedebert Tuglas award for literature in 2006 for his short story ''Anonüümsed logistikud'' (Anonymous Logistics).
Armin Kõomägi was born on July 5, 1927, in [[Moldova]], to an Armenian mother and an Estonian father. <ref>[http://www.estlit.ee/?id=14973&author=14973&c_tpl=1066&tpl=1063 Estonian Literature Centre]</ref>


== Literary Career ==
As of today he has published two books with short stories: "Amatöör" (Amateur) 2005, "Nägu, mis jäi üle" (The face that was left over) 2006 and the novel "Pagejad" (Runaways).
Kõomägi started writing in 2003 when he was thirty-four. <ref>[http://www.dalkeyarchive.com/info/?fa=text189 Dalkey Archive Press]</ref>


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>[http://www.estlit.ee/?id=14973&author=14973&c_tpl=1066&tpl=1063 Estonian Literature Centre]</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).
His short stories ''Ingel'' (Angel) and ''Seal'' (There) were award finalists in 2006 for science-fiction stories. His short stories ''Katastroof'' (Disaster), ''Minu Mustamäe'' (My Mustamäe) were well received by Estonian critics.


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]</ref>
He wrote the screenplay for ''Amatöörid'' (The Amateurs) a 2008 film which was one of the four short films cassette "Seks ja surm" (Sex and death).

== Bibliography ==
* ''[[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)


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.koomagi.com Author's website]
* [http://www.koomagi.com Author's website]
* [http://www.efsa.ee/index.php?product_id=195&page=64&action=show_product_details&&group_id=23&PHPSESSID=6c52b4fcd150c0d92c Estonian Film Foundation Review Of The Novel 'Amateur']
*[http://www.utkk.ee/eng/award.html Fridebert Tuglas Short Story Award Winners]
*[http://www.estlit.ee/?id=11429 Estonian Literature Centre 2005 Award Winners]
*[https://www.etis.ee/portaal/tTpublikatsioonidVaata.aspx?VID=170887&PersonVID=11259&lang=et&FromUrl0=isikuPublikatsioonid.aspx Literary Criticism of the works of Armin Kõomägi]
*[http://www.kul.ee/webeditor/files/loomemajandus/09_kunst.pdf Patron of the arts]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.postimees.ee/240206/esileht/kultuur/193048.php Review of the award-winning debut novel by Armin Kõomägi]
*[http://www.efsa.ee/index.php?product_id=195&page=64&action=show_product_details&&group_id=23&PHPSESSID=6c52b4fcd150c0d92c Estonian Film Foundation]
*[http://www.pegasus.ee/index.php?lang=est&main_id=23&product_id=179 ''Nägu, mis jäi üle'' published by Pegasus Publishing]
*[[:et:Friedebert Tuglase novelliauhind|Friedebert Tuglas Awards]]


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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

Armin Kõomägi was born on July 5, 1927, in Moldova, to an Armenian mother and an Estonian father. [1]

Literary Career

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]

Bibliography

References

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