{"id":3,"date":"2024-04-03T23:39:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/barker\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T00:11:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:11:18","slug":"barker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/b\/barker\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Barker"},"content":{"rendered":"

Short stories<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

About Matt Barker<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Matt Barker is the pseudonym of Urho Abramov (b. 25. II 1979). He is an Estonian short story writer of speculative fiction.<\/span><\/p>\n

Barker was active mostly in the late 90s and early 2000s, and has written and published over thirty short stories, including L\u00f5bustuspark<\/em> (\u2018Amusement Park\u2019, 1997), Siis nad usuvad <\/em>(\u2018Then They\u2019ll Believe\u2019, 1998), Kuri onu ja v\u00e4ike laps<\/em> (\u2018Bad Uncle and Small Child\u2019, 1998), and Haige K\u00f5uts <\/em>(\u2018A Sick Tomcat\u2019, 1999). Additionally he has published three novels, including Haripunkt<\/em> (\u2018Summit\u2019, 2001), which was originally submitted to a 1998 novel competion and placed eighth, Leegitsev t\u00e4iskuu<\/em> (\u2018Flaming Full Moon\u2019, 2001) and Waanenburgi tapatalgud\u00a0<\/em>(\u2018The Waanenburg Massacre\u2019, 2002)\u00a0as well as a short story collection, Sarah\u2019 jalad <\/em>\u00a0(\u2018Sarah\u2019s Legs\u2019, 2000). His first short story Madu <\/em>(\u2018Serpent\u2019) was published in the literary journal Looming <\/em>in 1996. His most recent published story Oaas<\/em> (\u2018Oasis\u2019) appeared in 2007 in the magazine Vikerkaar<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stylistically, Barker\u2019s stories often merge elements of both horror and science fiction in the everyday world, while avoiding common modern antagonists such as vampires and zombies. His work often focuses on the human psyche\u2014where the enemy is not necessarily the supernatural itself, but rather the characters\u2019 perceptions of reality. Mental illness plays a role, especially the nature of obsession.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Barker\u2019s influences include Stephen King and the more classically known horror writers, such as Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, and H.P. Lovecraft. He has cited Gothic and Celtic mythology as thematic influences, as well as his medical background and studies at the University of Tartu. He works as a psychiatrist.<\/span><\/p>\n

M.M.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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

Novels<\/span><\/em><\/strong>
Haripunkt<\/strong>. Tallinn: Virgela, 2000, 282 lk.<\/span>
Leegitsev t\u00e4iskuu<\/strong>. Tallinn: Varrak, 2001, 237 lk.<\/span>
Waanenburgi tapatalgud<\/strong>. Tartu: EYS Veljesto, 2002, 215 lk. [Romaan ning sellega p\u00f5imuvad novellid \u2019Nohu\u2019, \u2019Kiskja\u2019 ja \u2019Suur rahup\u00fcha\u2019.]<\/span><\/p>\n

Short stories<\/span><\/em><\/strong>
Sarah\u2019 jalad<\/strong>. Tartu: EYS Veljesto, 1999, 276 lk.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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