Albert Kivikas
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Born | Groß-St. Johannis, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire | 18 January 1898
Died | 19 May 1978 Lund, Sweden | (aged 80)
Pen name | A.Pedajas, Mart Karus |
Occupation | writer, journalist |
Nationality | Estonian |
Period | 1919 - 1963 |
Subject | Estonian War of Independence |
Literary movement | futurism, expressionism |
Notable works | Names in Marble, Black Blood |
Albert Kivikas (18 January [O.S. 6 January] 1898 in Groß-St. Johannis, Livonia, Russian Empire – 19 May 1978 in Lund) was an Estonian writer and journalist. He is best known as the author of the book Names in Marble (Estonian: "Nimed marmortahvlil"), the subject of which is the Estonian War of Independence.
Life
Albert Kivikas was born in Suure-Jaani, which at the time was part of the Russian Empire. His mother Anu Kivikas was a weaver. In his youth he published some of his works under the names A. Pedajas and Mart Karus. After the Estonian War of Independence, in which he participated as a volunteer, Kivikas became one of the few writers in Estonia to experiment with futurism. However, his best works are novels and short stories dealing with war and social problems in the rural environment.
From 1941 to 1944 he served as a chairman of the Estonian Writers' Union. In spring 1944, Kivikas went into exile in Finland and from there in autumn 1944 on to Sweden where he lived till the end of his life.
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- 1898 births
- 1978 deaths
- People from Suure-Jaani
- People from the Governorate of Livonia
- Estonian male novelists
- Estonian male short story writers
- Estonian short story writers
- Estonian journalists
- 20th-century Estonian novelists
- 20th-century short story writers
- 20th-century male writers
- University of Tartu alumni
- Estonian military personnel of the Estonian War of Independence
- Estonian World War II refugees
- Estonian emigrants to Sweden
- Burials at Metsakalmistu
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