{"id":2180,"date":"2024-04-03T23:42:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/kallekasper\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T13:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:55:30","slug":"kallekasper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/k\/kallekasper\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalle K\u00e4sper"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>Poems<\/strong><\/a>\"Kalle<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Novels<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Short stories<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Plays<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Essays and articles<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
About Kalle K\u00e4sper<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kalle K\u00e4sper <\/span>(b. 2. V 1952) is a prose writer and poet.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was born in Tallinn, graduated from the State University of Tartu in Russian philology and the High Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors in Moscow. He is a member of the Writers\u2019 Union since 1996. He was married to the Armenian writer Gohar Markosjan-K\u00e4sper (1949-2015).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

K\u00e4sper made his literary debut in 1983 with a play, directed by Ingo Normet, Doktor Stockmanni variant <\/i>(\u2018Dr. Stockmann\u2019s Version\u2019). Poems and short stories appeared in the press in the late eighties; his first book was a collection of short prose, Taani prints Hamlet, nuhk<\/i> (\u2018Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, the Spy\u2019, 1996). The first novel to appear was \u00dcksindus on hommikuti hell <\/i>(\u2018Solitude is Tender in the Mornings\u2019, 1997, third prize in the novel competition run by the Estonian Novel Fund)<\/span>, at the centre of which is the love story between an Armenian writer, Trdati, and an Estonian woman, set during the collapse of the Soviet Union. Recent history, from the mid-seventies to the mid-nineties, forms the backdrop of the novel Vennad Luiged <\/i>(\u2018The Luik Brothers\u2019, 2002), which covers the course of one generation. An even wider panorama of time and space is offered by K\u00e4sper\u2019s sequence of novels Buridanid <\/i>I-VIII (\u2018The Buridans\u2019, 2005-2014), which concentrates on the story of one intellectual family throughout the 20th<\/sup> century. The novel sequence won the Tammsaare novel prize in 2013. In the characters, as well as in plot development, what is striking is K\u00e4sper\u2019s characteristic culturally critical stances, at once principled and sometimes contrary to trends. His refined language and erudite attitude are notable. His novel Ime <\/i>(\u2018The Miracle\u2019, 2020) is dedicated to the memory of his late Armenian wife.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contrary to the main trends in contemporary poetry, K\u00e4sper writes mainly rhymed verse, which gives striking evidence of a wide-ranging knowledge of world culture, a balance of ethics and aesthetics, and connections with the classics of Russian and Estonian poetry.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A. K. (Translated by C. M.)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Novels<\/i><\/b>
\u00dcksindus on hommikuti hell<\/b>: Trdat See-ja-See-jani elu. Tallinn: Faatum, 1997, 212 lk.<\/span>
Vennad Luiged<\/b>. Tallinn: Faatum, 2001, 422 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: 2002.]
Buridanid I<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2005, 318 lk.
Buridanid II<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2006, 285 lk.
Buridanid III<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2006, 277 lk.
Buridanid IV<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2007, 311 lk.
Buridanid V<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2009, 254 lk.
Buridanid VI<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2011, 247 lk.
Buridanid VII<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2012, 223 lk.
Buridanid VIII<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2014, 207 lk.
Ime<\/b>. Tallinn: EKSA, 2020, 195 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Otsi treppi<\/strong>. Elva: Lambri Raamat, 2025, 130 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short prose<\/b><\/i>
Taani prints Hamlet, nuhk<\/b>: \u00fcks pikk ja m\u00f5ned l\u00fchemad lood. Tallinn: Kupar, 1996, 142 lk.
Kolm reisi<\/b>: jutustused. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2005, 168 lk.
Filosoofilisi novelle<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2016, 148 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Filosoofilisi novelle. II<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2023, 191 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poetry collections<\/b><\/i>
Alliksandriine<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2003, 37 lk.
Jah, armastan, kuid mitte inimesi<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2009, 61 lk.
\u00d6\u00f6 jumalik enklaav<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2012, 52 lk.
M\u00fclgas<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2013, 59 lk.
Orpheuse laule<\/b>. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, 2017, 100 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Minu Panteon<\/strong>. Luuletusi aastatest 2019\u20132023. Tallinn: EKSA, 2025, 79 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plays<\/strong><\/em>
Doktor Stockmanni variant<\/strong>. Lava- ja filmitekste. Tallinn: EKSA, 2024, 279 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Humour<\/b><\/i>
H\u00e4rra K\u00e4speri t\u00f5silood<\/b>: humoreskid. Tallinn: Meelejahutaja, 1994, 30 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miscellaneous<\/b><\/i>
Pihtimus harimatusest<\/b>: esseid, artikleid ja m\u00fcstifikatsioone kirjandusest. Tallinn: EKSA, 2021, 213 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Igaviku igavus<\/strong>. Valik esseid kirjandusest. Vene keelest t\u00f5lkinud ja toimetaja Katrin Hallas. Tartu: Tartu \u00dclikooli Kirjastus, 2023, 174 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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

Novels<\/em><\/strong>
\u0413\u043e\u0430\u0440 \u041c\u0430\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0441\u044f\u043d-\u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u041a\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0435 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u0427\u0443\u0434\u043e<\/strong>. \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430: \u0418\u0437\u0434\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u00ab\u042d\u043a\u0441\u043c\u043e\u00bb, 2018, 320 \u0441\u0442\u0440. [2nd ed: \u041b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0430\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u00ab\u0424\u043b\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0443\u043c\u00bb, 2020, <\/span>https:\/\/www.litres.ru\/kalle-kasper-17340199\/chudo\/<\/span><\/a> (8. IX 2021).]
\u041a\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0435 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u041f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0443\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/strong>. \u041b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0430\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u00ab\u0424\u043b\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0443\u043c\u00bb, 2020, 80 \u0441\u0442\u0440, <\/span>https:\/\/www.litres.ru\/kalle-kasper-17340199\/probuzhdenie\/<\/span><\/a> (8. IX 2021)
\u041a\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0435 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u0416\u0438\u0437\u043d\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435 \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0438<\/strong>. \u041b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0430\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u00ab\u0424\u043b\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0443\u043c\u00bb, 2020, 150 \u0441\u0442\u0440, <\/span>https:\/\/www.litres.ru\/kalle-kasper-17340199\/zhizn-posle-zhizni\/<\/span><\/a> (8. IX 2021)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poems<\/em><\/strong>
\u0410\u043b\u0435\u0441\u0441\u0438\u043e \u0413\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0438, \u0412\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043c\u0430\u0432\u0437\u043e\u043b\u0435\u044f<\/strong>. \u041b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0430\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u00ab\u0424\u043b\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0443\u043c\u00bb, 2020, 14 \u0441\u0442\u0440, <\/span>https:\/\/www.litres.ru\/kalle-kasper-17340199\/alessio-gaspari-vmesto-mavzoleya\/<\/span><\/a> (8. IX 2021)
\u041a\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0435 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u0412 \u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0443 \u042d\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0438\u0443\u043c\u0430<\/strong>. [Self-published], 2022.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-fiction<\/em><\/strong>
\u0413\u043e\u0430\u0440 \u041c\u0430\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0441\u044f\u043d-\u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u041a\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0435 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u041a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u043b\u0438\u0431\u0440\u0435\u0442\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440 \u0420\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u043d\u0438: \u0432 \u0438\u0437\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u0438 \u0441 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0438\u044f\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u0432\u0443\u0445 \u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439<\/strong>. \u0421\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0442-\u041f\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0433: \u041a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440, 2018, 303 \u0441\u0442\u0440. [2nd ed: \u041b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0430\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u00ab\u0424\u043b\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0443\u043c\u00bb, 2021, 260 \u0441\u0442\u0440, <\/span>https:\/\/www.litres.ru\/goar-kasper\/kratkie-libretto-oper-rossini\/<\/span><\/a> (8. IX 2021).]
\u0413\u043e\u0430\u0440 \u041c\u0430\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0441\u044f\u043d-\u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u041a\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0435 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u041a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u043b\u0438\u0431\u0440\u0435\u0442\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440 \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0438<\/strong>. \u0421\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0442-\u041f\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0433: \u041a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440, 2018, 367 \u0441\u0442\u0440. [2nd ed: \u041b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0430\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u00ab\u0424\u043b\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0443\u043c\u00bb, 2021, 290 \u0441\u0442\u0440, <\/span>https:\/\/www.litres.ru\/goar-kasper\/kratkie-libretto-oper-verdi\/<\/span><\/a> (8. IX 2021).]
\u041a\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0435 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u0412\u043e\u0439\u043d\u0430 \u0432 \u041a\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0430\u0445\u0435<\/strong>. \u041b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0430\u0433\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u00ab\u0424\u043b\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0443\u043c\u00bb, 2021, 20 \u0441\u0442\u0440, <\/span>https:\/\/www.litres.ru\/kalle-kasper-17340199\/voyna-v-karabahe\/<\/span><\/a> (8. IX 2021)
\u041a\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0435 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u041b\u044e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u044c \u0438 \u0432\u043b\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435. \u041b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u044d\u0441\u0441\u0435 \u0438 \u0437\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0442\u043a\u0438<\/strong>. \u0422\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u043d: \u0418\u0437\u0434\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u201c\u041a\u041f\u0414\u201d, 2022, 244 \u0441\u0442\u0440.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\u0413\u043e\u0430\u0440 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u041a\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0435 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, \u041a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u043b\u0438\u0431\u0440\u0435\u0442\u0442\u043e \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440 \u0411\u0435\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043d\u0438<\/strong>. \u0421\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0442-\u041f\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0443\u0440\u0433: \u041a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440, 2023, 184 \u0441\u0442\u0440.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\u041a\u0430\u043b\u043b\u0435 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440, <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u041a\u0442\u043e \u0431\u044b \u0438\u0445 \u0437\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b \u0437\u0430\u043c\u043e\u043b\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/strong>. RUGRAM, 2023, 302 \u0441\u0442\u0440.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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