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\n\t\"Enn<\/a>About Enn N\u00f5u<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Enn N\u00f5u (b. 2. X 1933 in Tallinn), an exiled Estonian writer, spent a large part of his life and creative period as a refugee in Sweden, where he fled to with his parents in 1944. There he married Helga Raukas (N\u00f5u), also a famous writer in exile. They have three children: their son, Heino, and two daughers, Laine and Liia. In the last couple decades, the writer pair has divided their life between Uppsala and Tallinn.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tEnn N\u00f5u lived in Kuremaa and Polli in his childhood but received his primary education at Tallinn\u2019s primary school no 28, which was then followed by an education at the Swedish schools in refugee camps and later at primary and secondary schools in Uppsala. In 1978, he completed his studies and received his degree in medicine at the University of Uppsala in Sweden. He then worked primarily as a lung specialist at the University of Uppsala and its clinics, including as deputy chief doctor at the Academic Hospital\u2019s lung clinic. He was a member of the Swedish Medical Association and the Swedish Society of Estonian Doctors, and belonged to the Swedish Physicians\u2019 Union, the Association of Chief Physicians, and the Association of Upper Respiratory Physicians. He retired in 1998.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tN\u00f5u was a member of the Deputies\u2019 Assembly of the Estonian Committee (Eesti Komitee Asemike Kogu) in 1966, 1968, and 1970; the Estonian Writers\u2019 Union Abroad \u00a0from 1971\u20132000 (chairman from 1999-2000); the Estonian Writers\u2019 Cooperative from 1973\u20131996; the Swedish Immigrant Writers\u2019 Union from 1976\u20131997; the Swedish Writers\u2019 Union from 1988\u20131998, a literary committee member of the Society of Estonian Culture (Eesti Kultuuri Koondis) in 1966; a member of the Institute of Estonian Language and Literature from 1975\u20131993; and from 1978, a member of the Estonian PEN Club (including as part of the board). Additionally, he was a correspondent member of the Pallas Tartu Art Association beginning in 1989, a member of the Estonian Writers\u2019 Union beginning in 1992, a member of the Estonian Literary Society (honorary member from 2006 onwards) starting in 2000, and chairman of the Estonian Literary Fund that oversees the heritage and copyright management of Karl Ristkivi. Enn N\u00f5u has been the chief editor of the journal \u201cEesti Noorus\u201d (\u2018Estonian Youth\u2019; 1945 in Fagerudd; 1945 \u2013 1953 in Uppsala) and has edited the bulletin \u201cRaimla Side\u201d (\u2018Raimla Communication\u2019, 1958-1966). Additionally, he belonged to the board of the newspaper \u201cTeataja\u201d (\u2018Journal\u2019, 1963-1972) and the magazine \u201cMana\u201d (1965-1999).<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2002, N\u00f5u was awarded the Order of the White Star, Fifth Class; in 2005, the Biographical Award of the Estonian Museum of the Blind; in 2013 the Jaan Kross Literary Prize, the culture award of the Union of Estonians in Sweden, and a letter of thanks and the anniversary award from the Estonian Ministry of Culture; in 2015, he was awarded a medal of service from the Estonian Heritage Society.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHe has given lectures at the Forest University (Metsa\u00fclikool) in Canada, at Uppsala University in Sweden, and elsewhere. He has traveled in Italy, England, Switzerland, Scotland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Canada, and the United States. His work has been published in many journals. He belongs to the student corporation Raimla. He has amassed a large collection of audio and video archives, which reflect the cultural life of exiled Estonians in Sweden.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tN\u00f5u\u2019s work is masculine, his themes often connecting real history with fictional characters and focusing on the politics of refugees and questions of refugee identity, including the importance of preserving national identity.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tM. K. (Translated by M. M.)<\/em><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

Books in Estonian<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNovels<\/span><\/em><\/strong>
Pidulik marss<\/strong>. Uppsala: 1968, 244 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn: \u00d5llu, 1992, 160 lk.]
L\u00f5igatud tiibadega<\/strong>. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1976, 252 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: L\u00f5igatud tiibadega. P\u00e4randusmaks.\u00a0Tallinn: \u00d5llu, 1994, 392 lk.]
P\u00e4randusmaks<\/strong>. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1976, 200 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: L\u00f5igatud tiibadega. P\u00e4randusmaks.\u00a0<\/span>Tallinn: \u00d5llu, 1994, 392 lk.]
Nelik\u00fcmmend viis<\/strong>. Stockholm: V\u00e4lis-Eesti & EMP, 1984, 236 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn, 1996, 216 lk.]
Koeratapja<\/strong>. Stockholm: V\u00e4lis-Eesti & EMP, 1988, 329 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn: \u00d5llu, 1993, 280 lk; 3. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn:\u00a0<\/span>Eesti P\u00e4evaleht\/Akadeemia, 2009, 319 lk, Mart Orava j\u00e4rels\u00f5na.]
Presidendi kojutulek<\/strong>. Tallinn: \u00d5llu, 1996, 224 lk.
M\u00f5tusekuke viimne kogupauk<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2005, 487 lk. [Audioraamat: Loeb Silvi Jansons.\u00a0V\u00f5ru: Pimedate Info\u00fching \u201cHelikiri\u201d, 2005, 1 CD, 17 t 1 min; punktkirjav\u00e4ljaanne:\u00a0Tallinn: Eesti Pimedate Raamatukogu, 2005, 8 kd (914 lk).]
Vabariigi pojad ja t\u00fctred. I osa<\/strong>. Tallinn: Maaleht, 2010, 360 lk.
Vabariigi pojad ja t\u00fctred. II osa<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Ajalehed, 2011, 456 lk.
Vabariigi pojad ja t\u00fctred. III osa<\/strong>. Tallinn: Varrak, 2012, 414 lk.
Ma armastasin rootslast ehk Sollefte\u00e5 suvi<\/strong>. Tallinn: T\u00e4nap\u00e4ev, 2013, 252 lk.
Saaremaa eleegia<\/strong>. Tallinn: Grenader, 2015, 182 lk.
Poisteraamat: poistelood ja lapsep\u00f5lve seiklused<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2016, 258 lk.<\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tShort stories<\/em><\/strong>
Vastuvett<\/strong>. Uppsala: 1972, 240 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn: \u00d5llu, 1995, 184 lk.]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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