eesti keeles Words of wisdom...   The words of the world want to form sentences. Gaston Bachelard * Estonians * Guests Tiit Aleksejev Chalice Andres Ehin P. I. Filimonov fs Indrek Hargla Mehis Heinsaar Peeter Helme Aapo Ilves Teet Kallas Maarja Kangro Doris Kareva Andrus Kasemaa Kalev Kesküla Lauri Kitsnik Marko Kompus Igor Kotjuh Hasso Krull Asko Künnap Jaan Malin Merca Olaf Mertelsmann Ene Mihkelson Fagira D Morti Jaan Pehk Carolina Pihelgas Paavo Piik Päär Pärenson Mihkel Raud Birk Rohelend Olavi Ruitlane Tuuli Taul Leelo Tungal Tommyboy Elo Viiding Tõnu Õnnepalu Tõnu Õnnepalu 1962   studied biology at Tartu University and started to publish poetry at the same time. First poetry book came out in 1985, the second and the third during next five years. After that he published his first novel “The Border State”, and then some others, but also poetry again (“Measure”, 1997). During the last years he has written some diary-like prose and diary-like poetry, even a diary in poems, “The Spring and the Summer and” (2009). He has also translated some French authors, like Mauriac, Baudelaire and Proust into Estonian. The latest published translation was a book of poems by Fernando Pessoa (Alvaro de Campos). Having lived for a long while on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa, he is now staying in the centre of Estonia, always at countryside.   Thu, 6th of May 17:00 In the festival marquee     Tõnu Õnnepalu ESTONIA © 2009, Kõigi maade kirjanikud