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Markus Vetemaa (born 5 October 1965) is a biologist and prose writer.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tVetemaa was born in Tallinn. His father was writer <\/span>Enn Vetemaa<\/a>. From 1972\u20131980, he attended Tallinn Secondary School No. 46 and, from 1980\u20131983, Tallinn Secondary School No. 3. From 1983\u20131990, he studied at the Faculty of Biology and Geography at Tartu State University from which he graduated\u00a0as a gene scientist. From 1984\u20131986, Vetemaa did mandatory military service in the Soviet Army. In 1998, he acquired a doctoral degree in zoology and hydrobiology and worked thereafter at the Institute of Zoology and Hydrobiology at the University of Tartu. From 2000, he has held several positions at the Estonian Marine Institute at the University of Tartu, from 2021, has been a professor. Vetemaa has been a member of the Estonian Writers\u2019 Union from 2001.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMarkus Vetemaa made his debut with the story \u00dchel \u00f5htul<\/em> (\u2018One Evening\u2019) in the magazine Noorus in 1983.\u00a0 His short novel Ahelikud<\/em> (\u2018Mountain Ranges\u2019, 1991) depicts the young scientist\u2019s internal conflict and reaching a solution in the society of mountain people. With his later works, Vetemaa has joined the science fiction writers. The novel Valgelinnu maailm<\/em> (\u2018World of the White Bird\u2019) has been called Castaneda-like fantasy. The 600-page novel Tarkade kivi ja kannabinoidid<\/em> (\u2018Philosophers\u2019 Stone and Cannabinoids\u2019, 2017) describes contact with an extra-terrestrial civilisation, but the book has been presented \u201cmore like a love novel than science fiction\u201d.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMarkus Vetemaa has translated Carlos Castaneda\u2019s books from English into Estonian.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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

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

\n\tNovels<\/em><\/strong>
Ahelikud<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1991. 127 lk.
Valgelinnu maailm<\/strong>. Tallinn: Kupar, 1998. 592 lk.
Tarkade kivi ja kannabinoidid<\/strong>. Tartu: Punased Palmid, 2017. 607 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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