{"id":1279,"date":"2024-04-03T23:41:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/truu\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T00:07:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:07:43","slug":"truu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/t\/truu\/","title":{"rendered":"Silvia Truu"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tShort stories<\/span><\/strong><\/a> <\/span><\/strong>\"Silvia<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tSilvia Truu <\/span>(Silvia Astrid Truu, until 1936 Koch, until 1941 Koht; 16. XII 1922 \u2013 5. V 1990) was a writer for children and young people.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tShe was born in Paldiski and educated in N\u00f5mme and Tallinn. She worked in the editorial offices of the newspapers Rahva H\u00e4\u00e4l, Noorte H\u00e4\u00e4l <\/i>and N\u00f5ukogude Naine, <\/i>and at children\u2019s radio broadcasts. From 1965 she was a professional writer. She was a member of the Writers\u2019 Union from 1973. She died in Tallinn and is buried in the Tallinna Metsakalmistu (\u2018Forest Cemetery\u2019).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tShe made her debut in 1947 with a radio play; her first children\u2019s story appeared in the magazine Pioneer <\/i>in 1951. These were followed by the children\u2019s books M\u00f5istata <\/i>(Riddle, 1955), \u00dched targad m\u00f5lemad <\/i>(\u2018Both of Them Smart\u2019, 1956) and Murra. T\u00f5silookesi koertest <\/i>(Murra. True Tales about Dogs\u2019, 1959). What may count as Truu\u2019s major work is the cycle of Silja books: a series of tales for young readers with the same set of characters, dealing with the problems of growing up and developing one\u2019s individuality, where real problems of life are addressed, such as alcoholism and its effect on family life. The theme of friendship and love plays an important part. The primary-school-aged young people in the first story, Silja, p\u00e4ikesekiir ja maailm <\/i>(\u2018Silja, the Ray of Sunshine and the World\u2019, 1967) reach early adulthood in the novel Peidus pool <\/i>(\u2018Hidden Half\u2019, 1977). The second revised edition consists of a cycle of five parts, which appeared in two volumes: Silja, p\u00e4ikesekiir ja maailm. S\u00fcnnip\u00e4evad <\/i>(\u2018Silja, the Ray of Sunshine and the World. Birthdays\u2019, 1967) and Peidus pool <\/i>(1981: Kuu aega t\u00e4iskasvanu \u2013 \u2018<\/i>Grown-up for a Month\u2019 -; Merle<\/i>; Peidus pool<\/i>). Young people\u2019s friendships and loves are also dealt with in the novel Oma suguv\u00f5sa Aadam <\/i>(\u2018Adam of His Clan\u2019, 1985).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn addition to the short stories published in Looming <\/i>Silvia Truu also published a prose collection for adults, Saa n\u00fc\u00fcd neist inimestest aru <\/i>(\u2018Try to Understand These People Now\u2019, 1971), the story Pilvede k\u00f5rval toas <\/i>(\u2018In the Room Beside the Clouds\u2019, 1973), which tells the story of a widowed woman stricken with cancer, and the story collection S\u00fcdamel ei ole kortse <\/i>(\u2018The Heart Has No Wrinkles\u2019, 1987), which focuses on living conditions of residents of old people\u2019s homes. The setting for Truu\u2019s short prose is the present day with its own problems, and human relations and wishes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tA. N. (Translated by C. M.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n<\/p>

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

\n\tChildren\u2019s literature<\/b><\/i>
M\u00f5istata<\/b>: v\u00e4rsid. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1955, 12 lk.
\u00dched targad m\u00f5lemad<\/b>: jutud. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1956, 39 lk.
Murra<\/b>: t\u00f5silookesi koertest. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1959, 60 lk.
Silja, p\u00e4ikesekiir ja maailm<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1967, 139 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: 1982.]
Kuu aega t\u00e4iskasvanu<\/b>: jutustus. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1968, 160 lk.
Tere! Sind ma otsisin!<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1971, 148 lk.
Jeekim<\/b>: t\u00f5silugusid koertest. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1974, 144 lk.
Peidus pool<\/b>: noorsooromaan. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1977, 152 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: 1981.]
Oma suguv\u00f5sa Aadam<\/b>: noorsooromaan. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1985, 160 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tShort prose<\/em>
Saa n\u00fc\u00fcd neist inimestest aru<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1970, 119 lk.
Pilvede k\u00f5rval toas<\/b>: jutustus. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1973, 88 lk.
S\u00fcdamel ei ole kortse<\/b>: jutustused. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1987, 141 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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