Helju Rammo
Helju Rammo (9. V 1926 – 25. VII 1998) was a children’s author and playwright.
She was born in Tallinn, the daughter of a florist, from 1934 to 1941 attended number 14 primary school in Tallinn, from 1941 to 1943 number 9 secondary school in Tallinn, and from 1947 to 1948 number 1 secondary school for Young Workers in Tallinn.
From 1950 to 1955 Helju Rammo worked on the newspaper Noorte Hääl, and from 1960 to 1964 on the children’s journals Täheke and Pioneer. From 1964 she was a professional writer in Tallinn. Helju Rammo was a member of the Writers’ Union from 1978.
Helju Rammo’s first story appeared in the press in 1947. Her first book, Salgajuht Mare (‘Mare the Brigade Leader’) came out in 1966. The book depicted school and Pioneer life through the prism of humour. Helju Rammo published three collections of short stories for young people: Üka omamoodi poiss (‘A Strange Boy’, 1968), Passita täismees (‘A Grown Man Without a Passport’, 1970), and Päästerõngas iseendale (‘A Life-belt for Oneself’, 1983) and the children’s books Riukaraamat (‘A Book of Tricks’, 1976), and Kogel-mogel (‘Egg-nog’, 1993). The tale Imekaru (‘The Magic Bear’, 1977) is a parody of an adventure story. The author tried to make her readers think and debate through humour.
Helju Rammo also wrote plays for children, published in the collections Üks imelik pimesikumäng (‘A Strange Blind Man’s Buff’, 1975) and Pimesikumängust hambatülini (‘From Blind Man’s Buff to the Tooth Quarrel’,1985). Helju Rammo’s plays have been staged in Estonian theatres and outside of Estonia. Rammo also wrote radio plays and plays for adults.
Helju Rammo’s stories have appeared in Russian, Belarusian, German and Latvian.
L. P. (Translated by C. M.)
Books in Estonian
Children’s prose
Salgajuht Mare [jutustus]. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1966. 80 lk.
Üks omamoodi poiss [jutustused]. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1968. 55 lk.
Passita täismees. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1970. 148 lk.
Riukaraamat. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1976. 80 lk.
Imekaru: kriminull väikestele, mida võivad lugeda ka suured. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1977. 65 lk.
Päästerõngas iseendale: jutte ja näidendeid keskmisele koolieale. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1983. 129 lk.
Pimesikumängust hambatülini: jutustused ja näidendid keskmisele koolieale. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1985. 207 lk.
Kogelmogel: 21 juttu Kriste-Kajast. Tallinn: Oktoober, 1993. 44 lk.
Pea on peaasi. Tallinn: Spin Press, 1998. 87 lk.
Plays
Tagurpidi [lühinäidend]. Tallinn: Ajalehtede-Ajakirjade Kirjastus, 1959. 16 lk.
Üks imelik pimesikumäng [kolm näidendit nooremale ja keskmisele koolieale]. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1975. 180 lk.
Päästerõngas iseendale: jutte ja näidendeid keskmisele koolieale. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1983. 129 lk.
Pimesikumängust hambatülini: jutustused ja näidendid keskmisele koolieale. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1985. 207 lk.
