{"id":1956,"date":"2024-04-03T23:42:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/hellerma\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T09:18:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T06:18:37","slug":"hellerma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/h\/hellerma\/","title":{"rendered":"K\u00e4rt Hellerma"},"content":{"rendered":"

Non-fiction<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
About K\u00e4rt Hellerma<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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K\u00e4rt Hellerma (n\u00e9e T\u00f5nisson; 9 November 1956) is a prose writer, poet, critic and journalist.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hellerma was born and attended school in Tallinn and studied journalism at Tartu State University. She has worked for several press publications, been an editor on television, later a freelancer. She is a member of the Estonian Association of Journalists and from 2002 a member of the Estonian Writers\u2019 Union.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the second half of the 1970s, Hellerma has published criticism and articles, from the early 1990s fiction in the press. As characteristic of Hellerma, her debut novel Alkeemia<\/em> (\u2018Alchemy\u2019, 1997) concentrates on the theme of the woman and her viewpoints, analysing the man-woman relations against the background of social changes in the 1990s. A sensitive female character who struggles with both personal and social relations can be found in the novel Kassandra<\/em> (\u2018Cassandra\u2019, 2000). Hellerma\u2019s third novel Koer ja kuu ehk Seitse p\u00e4eva jaanuaris<\/em> (\u2018The Dog and the Moon or Seven Days in January\u2019, 2018) takes a look at the life of four people in the early 2010s. The novel entwines reality and unreality, explores collective and individual memory.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problems of being a woman, relations between men and women, acute observation and analysis of the society also occupy the central place in Hellerma\u2019s short prose, for example, in the collections Ma armastasin David Copperfieldi<\/em> (\u2018I Loved David Copperfield\u2019, 2007) and Unen\u00e4oliiv<\/em> (\u2018Dream Sand\u2019, 2011). A story from the latter, M\u00e4ngumeri<\/em> (\u2018Toy Sea\u2019) received the <\/span><\/span><\/span>August Gailit<\/a><\/span><\/span> Short Story Award in 2013. The prose collection \u00dcks p\u00e4ev minu ema elust<\/em> (\u2018One Day from My Mother\u2019s Life\u2019, 2021) is based on autobiographical material from the author\u2019s childhood and youth, but it also looks at present-day themes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her travelogues have been collected into books written at writers\u2019 residential centres, Sinine missa<\/em> (\u2018Blue Mass\u2019, 2008) and Islandi kiri<\/em> (\u2018Letter from Iceland\u2019, 2014). Travelling and living at different places and environments have also provided inspiration for internal journeys and sharp-sighted reflections typical of Hellerma.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social and cultural criticism, pictures capturing the era and language rich in images are also characteristic of Hellerma\u2019s poetry. Her first poetry collection Seniitvalgus<\/em> (\u2018Zenith Light\u2019) appeared in 2014, and new collections have followed almost every year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Literary criticism and essays have been published in the collections Kohanenud kirjandus<\/em> (\u2018Accustomed Literature\u2019, 2006), Avanenud ruum<\/em> (\u2018Opened Space\u2019, 2006) and Medusa juuksed<\/em> (\u2018Medusa\u2019s Hair\u2019, 2018). In criticism, too, her own theme is predominant \u2013 the central place belongs to the problems of women, society and cultural criticism, changes in time and value judgments, and maladjustment.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1994, Hellerma received the film criticism award of the journal Teater. Muusika. Kino<\/em> and in 1996, the annual literature award of the newspaper Kultuurileht<\/em> (from 1997 known as Sirp<\/em>).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. K. (Translated by I. A.)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


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

Novels<\/em><\/strong>
Alkeemia<\/strong>. Tallinn: Tuum, 1997, 168 lk [j\u00e4rgmised tr\u00fckid: 2000].
Kassandra<\/strong>. Tallinn: Hotger, 2000, 214 lk.
Koer ja kuu ehk Seitse p\u00e4eva jaanuaris<\/strong>. Tallinn: Tuum, 2018, 359 lk<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short prose<\/em><\/strong>
Ma armastasin David Copperfieldi<\/strong>. Tallinn: Tuum, 2007, 156 lk.
Unen\u00e4oliiv<\/strong>: novelle ja proosapalu 2005-2011. Tallinn: NyNorden, 2011, 166 lk.
Koidula k\u00e4si<\/strong>: novelle ja jutte 2011-2019. Tallinn: Tuum, 2020, 216 lk.
\u00dcks p\u00e4ev minu ema elust<\/strong>: autobiograafilisi lugusid. Tallinn: Hea Lugu, 2021, 157 lk<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poetry collections<\/em><\/strong>
Seniitvalgus<\/strong>: paraluulet 2013-2014. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2014, 155 lk.
H\u00fcmn pikale ninale<\/strong>: paraluulet II (2014-2015). Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2015, 166 lk.
H\u00f5beda laulud<\/strong>: luulet 2015-2016. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2016, 142 lk.
Autogramm<\/strong>: 101 luuletust: 2016-2017. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2018, 194 lk.
P\u00e4eva l\u00f5pus<\/strong>: luulet 2018-2019. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2019, 119 lk<\/span><\/span><\/span>.
Nimi ja vaim<\/strong>. Tallinn: EKSA, 2024, 110 lk.
Terasest tuba<\/strong>. Tallinn: EKSA, 2025, 119 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books for children<\/em><\/strong>
\u00d5rnad k\u00f5rvad<\/strong>. Tallinn: Ajakirjade Kirjastus, 2010, 63 lk.
Taevar\u00e4ndurid ja teisi jutte<\/strong>. Tallinn: Ajakirjade Kirjastus, 2012, 72 lk.
Poiss ja kaja<\/strong>. Tallinn: TEA, 2014, 23 lk.
Pupi ja salak\u00e4ik<\/strong>. Tallinn: P\u00e4ike ja Pilv, 2015, 37 lk.
M\u00fctside s\u00f5da ja teisi jutte<\/strong>. Tallinn: Hea Lugu, 2018, 208 lk.
Lugu t\u00fcdrukust, kes kartis k\u00f6\u00f6ki; Lugu poisist, kes tahtis olla puuris<\/strong>. Tallinn: T\u00e4nap\u00e4ev, 2021, 106 lk<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelogues<\/em><\/strong>
Sinine missa<\/strong>: valik reisikirju. Tallinn: Tuum, 2008, 351 lk. [2. tr 2022.]
Islandi kiri<\/strong>. Tallinn: NyNorden, 2014, 212 lk<\/span><\/span><\/span>.
Sinine missa = The blue mass<\/strong>. Inglise keelde t\u00f5lkinud by Adam Cullen; j\u00e4rels\u00f5na eesti keeles: Eve Pormeister, j\u00e4rels\u00f5na inglise keeles: Eret Talviste. Tallinn: EKSA, 2022, 87 + 92 lk. [Kakskeelne v\u00e4ljaanne.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memoirs<\/strong><\/em>
L\u00f5okeselumi<\/strong>. M\u00f5tteid ja pilte lapsep\u00f5lvest. Tartu: Petrone Print, 2023, 173 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essays and articles<\/em><\/strong>
Kohanenud kirjandus: valik kirjanduskriitikat 1987-2006<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2006, 206 lk.
Avanenud ruum: artikleid ja esseid 1991-2006<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2006, 279 lk.
Medusa juuksed: artikleid, esseid, arvustusi, ettekandeid, intervjuusid, m\u00f5tisklusi 1988-2018<\/strong>. Tallinn: EKSA, 2018, 566 lk<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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