Marta Sillaots (real name Marta Adolfine Reichenbach, from 1923 Gerland, Estonianised in 1936 as Rannat; 12 May \/ 30 April 1887 \u2013 15 July 1969) was a prose writer, children\u2019s writer, critic and translator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sillaots was born in Virumaa County and studied at Tallinn Girls\u2019 Gymnasium; she received the qualifications of a home tutor at Tallinn Nikolai Gymnasium. She worked as a teacher, a telegraph clerk and in the editorial office of the newspaper Tallinna Teataja<\/em>. From 1922, she was a professional translator and writer, a member of the Estonian Writers\u2019 Union. The NKVD arrested Sillaots in 1950. She was deported to Siberia in 1952 from where she returned to Estonia in 1955. Sillaots died in Tallinn and was buried in Tallinn Forest Cemetery. Her brothers were zoologist and hydrobiologist Heinrich Riikoja (1891\u20131988) and technical scientist Helmut Riikoja (1909\u20131990).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sillaots made her print debut in Estonian Esperantists\u2019 publication Estlanda Esperantisto<\/em> in 1908. Thereafter, she published articles on education, fiction pieces, and soon also literary criticism in the press. Her first book published in print, Algajad<\/em> (\u2018Beginners\u2019, 1912), offers an insight into the psychology of three young women. Sillaots\u2019s later work also often focuses on women\u2019s issues, e.g. Anna Holm<\/em> (1913); the problems of women\u2019s emancipation are depicted in Neli saatust<\/em> (\u2018Four Fates\u2019, 1938). The ideal in Sillaots\u2019s creation is a rational, independent and socially active female character. Sillaots uses autobiographical material in the novel Viisk\u00fcmmend<\/em> (\u2018Fifty\u2019, 1937) in which the female character looks back on the years she lived. Sealtpoolt k\u00fcnniseid<\/em> (\u2018From Beyond the Thresholds\u2019, 1939) brings together memoirs and material of cultural history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to works for adults, Sillaots\u2019s interest in educational issues and psychological development is also reflected in her books for children. Among these, the best-known is the tetralogy about the adventures of triplet boys: Trips, Traps ja Trull<\/em> (\u2018Tic, Tac and Toe\u2019, 1935), Trips, Traps ja Trull Tartus<\/em> (\u2018Tic, Tac and Toe in Tartu\u2019, 1936), Trips, Traps ja Trull Haapsalus<\/em> (\u2018Tic, Tac and Toe in Haapsalu\u2019, 1937) and Trips, Traps ja Trull saavad s\u00f5bra<\/em> (\u2018Tic, Tac and Toe Find a Friend\u2019 1938). In the vividly told age-appropriate stories for small children, the educational aspect has its place, but there is no excessive didacticism \u2014 humour also plays its role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sillaots\u2019s literary criticism concentrates particularly on the psychological development and credibility of female characters. In addition to articles and reviews, she also published longer treatments: Ed. Vilde naist\u00fc\u00fcbid<\/em> (\u2018E. Vilde\u2019s Female Types\u2019, 1925), A. Kitzbergi <\/a>toodang<\/em> (\u2018A. Kitzberg\u2019s Output\u2019, 1925), A. H. Tammsaare<\/a> looming<\/em> (\u2018A. H. Tammsaare\u2019s Creation\u2019, 1927), Romain Rolland<\/em> (1940). Sillaots\u2019s literary critical works can be found in the collection Kirg ja kavalus<\/em> (\u2018Passion and Cunning\u2019, 2012), published in the series Eesti m\u00f5ttelugu<\/em> (\u2018History of Estonian Thought\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sillaots made a significant contribution to the translation of major works of world literature into Estonian. She has translated, for example, the following books: Strong as Death<\/em> by G. de Maupassant, Madame Bovary<\/em> by G. Flaubert, Colas Breugnon<\/em> by R. Rolland, volume I of The Forsyte Saga <\/em>by J. Galsworthy, Fathers and Sons<\/em> by I. Turgenev, David Copperfield<\/em> and Pickwick Club<\/em> by C. Dickens, Magic Mountain<\/em> by T. Mann, The Idiot<\/em> by F. Dostoevsky, volumes III and IV of War and Peace<\/em> by L. Tolstoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A. K. (Translated by I. A.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Novels<\/strong><\/em> Short prose<\/em><\/strong> Books for children<\/em><\/strong> Miscellaneous<\/em><\/strong> Marta Sillaots (real name Marta Adolfine Reichenbach, from 1923 Gerland, Estonianised in 1936 as Rannat; 12 May \/ 30 April 1887 \u2013 15 July 1969) was a prose writer, children\u2019s writer, critic and translator. 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Books in Estonian<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Neli saatust<\/strong>: ps\u00fchholoogiline varipilt. Tartu: Eesti Kirjastuse Kooperatiiv, 1938, 203 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: 2010]
Viisk\u00fcmmend<\/strong>: biograafiline visand. Tartu: Eesti Kirjastuse Kooperatiiv, 1937, 176 lk. [2. tr\u00fckk: 2010]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Algajad<\/strong>. Tallinn: Maa, 1912, 178 lk
Elga<\/strong>: \u00dche naese p\u00e4ewaraamat. Tartu: Postimees, 1912, 22 lk
Anna Holm<\/strong>. Tallinn: Maa, 1913, 275 lk
Koduk\u00e4ijad<\/strong>. Tallinn: Maa, 1921, 136 lk<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lapsed<\/strong>: Kirjeldused laste elust. Tallinn: Maa, 1914, 96 lk
Trips, Traps ja Trull<\/strong>. Tartu: Noor-Eesti, 1935, 78 lk [j\u00e4rgmised tr\u00fckid: 1948, 1983]
Trips, Traps ja Trull Tartus<\/strong>. Tartu: Noor-Eesti, 1936, 78 lk
Trips, Traps ja Trull Haapsalus<\/strong>. Tartu: Noor-Eesti, 1937, 74 lk
Trips, Traps ja Trull saavad s\u00f5bra<\/strong>. Tartu: Noor-Eesti, 1938, 79 lk
Matkamehed<\/strong>. Tartu: Eesti Kirjastuse Kooperatiiv, 1938, 95 lk
Armi ja vana vares<\/strong>. Tartu, Tallinn: Loodus, 1940, 16 lk [2. tr 2010]
Kolm lugu lastele<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Kirjastus, 1942, 21 lk
Salme ootab kevadp\u00fchi<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Kirjastus, 1942, 14 lk
T\u00e4hekeste juures: j\u00f5ulumuinasjutt<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Kirjastus, 1942, 31 lk [2. tr 1992]
Trips, Traps, Trull ja teised jutud<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1987, 205 lk
Lugu vana kana kolmest t\u00fctrest<\/strong>. Tallinn: TEA kirjastus, 2012, 29 lk
Trips, Traps ja Trull<\/strong>. Tallinn: T\u00e4nap\u00e4ev, 2023, 202 lk<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marta Sillaots, Heinrich Riikoja, Kodu: kogu koduloolist materjaali. I<\/strong> Tartu: Loodus, 1923, 126 lk
Marta Sillaots, Heinrich Riikoja, Kodu: kogu koduloolist materjaali. II<\/strong> Tartu: Loodus, 1926, 80 lk
A.Kitzberg\u2019i toodang<\/strong>. Tartu: Noor-Eesti, 1925, 68 lk
Eduard Vilde naist\u00fc\u00fcbid<\/strong>: kirjanduslikud vaatlused. Tartu: Loodus, 1925, 46 lk
A.H. Tammsaare looming<\/strong>. Tartu: Noor-Eesti, 1927, 130 lk
Sealtpoolt k\u00fcnniseid: tagasivaade<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Kirjastuse Kooperatiiv, 1939, 220 lk [2. tr 2009]
Romain Rolland: t\u00f5e ja inimsuse eestv\u00f5itleja<\/strong>. Tartu: Eesti Kirjanduse Selts, 1940, 131 lk
Kirg ja kavalus<\/strong>. Koost H. Runnel. Tartu: Ilmamaa, 2012, 447 lk. [\u2018Eesti m\u00f5ttelugu\u2019 104.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"