{"id":1983,"date":"2024-04-03T23:42:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/rannap\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T00:05:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:05:43","slug":"rannap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/r\/rannap\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaan Rannap"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tChildren\u2019s stories<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/strong>\"Jaan<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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Jaan Rannap (until 1936 Jaan Reinbach, <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>3 IX 1931 \u2013 1 XI 2023<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>) was a productive children\u2019s writer and journalist who has written school stories and displays an affinity to nature in his animal stories.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRannap was born in Halliste, Pornuse parish, P\u00e4rnu county. In 1950, he graduated from Abja high school, in 1952, the Tallinn Teachers\u2019 Institute. From 1952-1956, he studied to be a teacher of mathematics and physics at Tallinn Pedagogical Institute. As a talented athlete, he was a long-time member of the Estonian youth and adult national teams. From 1952 and from 1955-1977, he worked at the editorial offices of the children\u2019s newspaper S\u00e4de and the youth magazine, respectively, and from 1977-2004, he was the senior editor at the children\u2019s magazine T\u00e4heke. In 1966, he joined the Estonian Writers\u2019 Union. Rannap received several literature awards, among which are the 1971 annual Juhan Smuul Literary Prize and the 2020 Literature Endowment Annual Lifetime Achievement Award. <\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRannap provided excellent reading for many generations. He established himself in literary history and the hearts of children with both humorous stories of school life and captivating animal, sports, and adventure stories. It is evident already from his first collection Roheline pall<\/i> (\u2018Green Ball\u2019, 1962) that he had a talent for creating strong boy characters, who value willpower and pushing yourself to your limits. The novels Salu Juhan ja ta s\u00f5brad<\/i> (\u2018Salu Juhan and His Friends\u2019, 1964), Musta lamba matused<\/i> (\u2018Funeral for the Black Sheep\u2019, 1968) and Agu Sihvka annab aru <\/i>(\u2018Agu Sihvka Reports\u2019, 1973) form a series of humorous school stories that feature pioneer-aged boys (practically all USSR children aged 9 to 14 were members of the pioneer organization), whose curiosity and enterprising spirit get them into trouble and comical misadventures. Using sharp satire, Rannap sees the Soviet school as an authoritarian establishment governed by pointless formality, excessive rules, and hypocritical education system. Pedagogical bureaucracy, grotesque situations, and the bureaucratic form of the explanatory letter create an authority and school-critical subtext in the Agu Sihvka stories, which entertains even adult readers.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn his two longer novels, Viimane Valgesulg<\/i> (\u2018Last White Feather\u2019, 1967) and Jefreitor J\u00f5mm <\/i>(\u2018Corporal J\u00f5mm\u2019, 1971), the strained relationship between man and nature is examined: in the former, an orphaned eaglet and in the latter, a bear imprisoned at a zoo are portrayed. Rannap has written animal stories for younger children as well: Topi<\/i> (1970) tells the story of a baby monkey who escaped from the zoo, Nublu<\/i> (1972) features a brave firefighter dog. A serious and heartfelt story of a friendship between man and horse is told in the novel Alfa + Romeo<\/i> (1978). Rannap continued with down to earth and competent animal stories in several children\u2019s books, such as Toonekurg Tooni <\/i>(\u2018Tooni the Stork\u2019, 1986), Kasulaps<\/i> (\u2018Foster-Child\u2019, 1989), R\u00f6\u00f6vel Rinaldo<\/i> (\u2018Rinaldo the Robber\u2019, 1995), K\u00f5verk\u00e4pp <\/i>(\u2018Crooked Paw\u2019, 1997), and Tupsik<\/i> (1998). The best of animal fairytale traditions are represented by the short stories J\u00e4nese m\u00e4ngutoos<\/i> (\u2018Rabbit\u2019s Music Box\u2019, 1999) and J\u00e4nesepoeg Juss ja karupoeg Kusti <\/i>(\u2018Juss the Baby Rabbit and Kusti the Baby Bear\u2019, 2005). The adventure novel Nelja nimega koer <\/i>(\u2018The Dog with Four Names\u2019, 2004, awarded the Cultural Endowment Children\u2019s Literature Award) is a gripping story with several plot lines and a movie-like structure, that features a cloned dog whose primal instinct forces it to return to its home country.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn several of his works such as Kukepoks<\/i> (\u2018Jump Boxing\u2019, 1979) and Spordilood <\/i>(\u2018Sports Stories\u2019, 1996), Rannap focuses on sports, emphasizing the importance of perseverance and hard work in achieving goals. The story Maari suvi <\/i>(\u2018Maari\u2019s Summer\u2019, 1983) is of the popular-scientific kind and mixes natural science knowledge with an adventurous, fairytale-like plot, which is used to explain the workings of a beehive and an anthill to children. The realistic suspense story Roheline kindlus<\/i> (\u2018Green Fort\u2019, 2006) describes the adventurous summer of two city boys in the forest hut of Kirbu farm, where they practice Robinsonesque survival skills. Rannap added to and lengthened the story for the book Soosaare h\u00f5beaare<\/i> (\u2018The Silver Treasure of Soosaare\u2019, 2017). The summer adventures of two children from the city, who are staying at their grandmother\u2019s in the country, are portrayed in a captivating and heartfelt manner in the novel Suvelinnud<\/i> (\u2018Summer Birds\u2019, 2012). In more recent times, Rannap has mainly written for toddlers, depicting a colorful set of characters and adventurous plots in his short stories where characters are either animals (e.g. Lips-laps, lehelind<\/i> \u2013 \u2018Willow Waly, Leaf Warbler\u2019 -, 2008), children (e.g. Oi-oi, Jaana!<\/i> \u2013 \u2018Oh My, Jaana!\u2019 -, 2011), or both types are featured (e.g. Proua Vaideri hiirekull<\/i> \u2013 \u2018Mrs Vaider\u2019s Buzzard\u2019 -, 2011).<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThroughout his writing, Rannap primarily\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span>was<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span> an intimate expert of the inner workings of boys and a keen observer and faithful describer of nature and of animal behavior most of all. His gripping and cheerful stories are composed with great skill and sense of style.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tRannap translated Russian children\u2019s books into Estonian and his own works have been translated into 20 languages.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tA. O. (Translated by A. A.)<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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

\n\tChildren\u2019s stories<\/em>
Roheline pall<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1962, 127 lk.
Salu Juhan ja ta s\u00f5brad<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1964, 120 lk. [J\u00e4rgnevad tr\u00fckid: 1981, 1989, 2021.]
Viimane Valgesulg<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1967, 192 lk. [J\u00e4rgnevad tr\u00fckid: <\/font>Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1978, 396 lk; <\/span>Tallinn: Pegasus, 2016, 197 lk.]
Musta lamba matused<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1968, 176 lk.
Topi<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1970, 33 lk. [J\u00e4rgnevad tr\u00fckid: 1984, 2021.]
Jefreitor J\u00f5mm<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1971, 256 lk. [J\u00e4rgnevad tr\u00fckid: <\/font>Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1978, 396 lk; <\/span>Tallinn: Tulip, 2020, 191 lk.]
Nublu<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1972, 53 lk. [J\u00e4rgnevad tr\u00fckid: 1975, 1978, 1984, 2000.]
Agu Sihvka annab aru<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1973, 108 lk. [J\u00e4rgnevad tr\u00fckid: 1976, 1981, 1989, 2007, 2015, 2020.]
Seitseteist tundi plahvatuseni<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1975, 103 lk.
Maja metsa \u00e4\u00e4res<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1976, 71 lk.<\/font>
Alfa + Romeo<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1978, 77 lk. [J\u00e4rgnevad tr\u00fckid: 1981, 1984.]
Kukepoks<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1979, 183 lk.
Koolilood<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1981, 421 lk. [Sisu: \u2018<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Salu Juhan ja ta s\u00f5brad\u2019, \u2018Pagunid\u2019, \u2018V\u00e4ike vana aurumasin\u2019, \u2018Agu Sihvka annab aru\u2019<\/span><\/span>. 2 tr\u00fckk: Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1989, 509 lk.]<\/font><\/span>
Klaabu<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1983, 48 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn: Avita, 2015, 79 lk.]
Maari suvi<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1983, 144 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn: Pegasus, 2015, 117 lk.]
Toonekurg Tooni<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1986, 47 lk.
P\u00f5der, kes k\u00e4is varvastel<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1987, 45 lk.<\/font>
Kasulaps<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1989, 159 lk.<\/font><\/span>
Tuukerkoer Torru<\/b>. Tallinn: Pikker, 1994, 61 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2007, 167 lk.<\/font>
R\u00f6\u00f6vel Rinaldo<\/b>. Tallinn: Monokkel, 1995, 23 lk.
Spordilood<\/b>. Tallinn: Olympia, 1996, 141 lk.<\/font><\/span>
K\u00f5verk\u00e4pp<\/b>. Tallinn: J. Rannap, 1997, 142 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2007, 167 lk.]
Tupsik<\/b>. Tallinn. J. Rannap, 1998, 50 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2009, 53 lk.]
J\u00e4nese m\u00e4ngutoos.<\/b> Tallinn: Kupar, 1999, 58 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: Tartu: Loovhoog, 2021, 60 lk.]
L\u00fchikesed lood<\/b>. Tallinn: Tiritamm, 2001, 59 lk.
Nelja nimega koer<\/b>. Tallinn: T\u00e4nap\u00e4ev, 2004, 156 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2011, 115 lk.]
J\u00e4nesepoeg Juss ja karupoeg Kusti<\/b>. Tallinn: Tiritamm, 2005, 70 lk.<\/font>
Aptsihh! Aptsihh! Aptsihh!<\/b> Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2006, 110 lk.
Roheline kindlus<\/b>. Tallinn: Tiritamm, 2006, 191 lk.
Kummaline lugu<\/b>. Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2007, 51 lk.
Lips-laps, lehelind<\/b>. Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2008, 67 lk.
Oi-oi, Jaana!<\/b> Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2011, 50 lk.
Proua Vaideri hiirekull<\/b>. Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2011, 53 lk.
Suvelinnud<\/b>. Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2012, 64 lk.
Maal ja merel<\/b>. Tartu: Pretone Print, 2016, 77 lk.
Minu koerad<\/b>. Tallinn: TEA Kirjastus, 2017, 30 lk.
Soosaare h\u00f5beaare<\/b>. Elva: Lambri Raamat, 2017, 184 lk.
Sarviline selgeltn\u00e4gija<\/b>. Tallinn: Tammerraamat, 2018, 102 lk.
Metskits Lembi ja verevennad<\/b>. Tallinn: Varrak, 2021, 109 lk.<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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