{"id":687,"date":"2024-04-03T23:40:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/aleksejev\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:35:06","slug":"aleksejev","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/a\/aleksejev\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiit Aleksejev"},"content":{"rendered":"

Novels<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\"Tiit<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

About Tiit Aleksejev<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tiit Aleksejev (b. 6. VII 1968<\/span>) is a prose writer and a playwright. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in Kohtla-J\u00e4rve, he studied history at the University of Tartu, eventually concluding his studies in 1992 with a master\u2019s degree in medieval history, specifically the Crusades. In addition to his literary career, he has served as a diplomat in both France and Brussels. He is also an alumnus of the student corporation Sakala. <\/span>Aleksejev is a member of the Estonian Writers\u2019 Union since 2006 and was its chairman from 2016 to 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aleksejev debuted with the short story Tartu Rahu<\/em> (\u2018The Peace of Tartu\u2019) in the Estonian literary journal Looming in 1999 and won the magazine\u2019s annual award. From there he went on to publish his thriller novel Valge kuningriik <\/em>(\u2018The White Kingdom\u2019) <\/em>in 2006, which won the Betti Alver<\/a> Prize for best debut novel. The setting of Valge kuningriik <\/em>spans time and place in both Paris and Afghanistan and contains facets mirroring Aleksejev\u2019s own personal experiences, such as the protagonist\u2019s job of working in an Estonian embassy.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He published his second novel Palver\u00e4nd <\/em>(\u2018The Pilgrimage\u2019) in 2008, a piece of historical fiction set during the First Crusade in the 11th<\/sup> century. To write Palver\u00e4nd<\/em>, Aleksejev spent a decade researching information and visiting key battle sites in the Holy Land. In 2010, the novel was awarded the European Union Prize for Literature.<\/span> Palver\u00e4nd<\/em> turned out to be the first part of a novel series: the second, third and fourth parts Kindel linn<\/em> (\u2018The Stronghold\u2019, 2011), M\u00fc\u00fcrideta aed<\/em> (\u2018The Garden Without Walls\u2019, 2019) and Taevaminejad<\/em> (\u2018The Ascendants\u2019, 2024) also continue to depict the events of the First Crusade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aleksejev\u2019s play Leegion\u00e4rid <\/em>(\u2018Legionaries\u2019, 2010) is based on the historical Battle of Blue Hills in Estonia during the Second World War and the Estonian Legion. The novel focused on the fate of the fallen Estonians who fought on opposing sides of the stalled Red Army and the retreating Germans. Leegion\u00e4rid <\/em>won the Virumaa Literary Award in 2011 and was performed in the town of Rakvere in 2013.<\/span> The play Imede aasta<\/em> (\u2018A Year of Miracles\u2019, 2015) is also set in the same fateful year of 1944 in Estonia. Imede aasta<\/em> brought Aleksejev the annual prize of the Looming journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The play Kuningad <\/em>(\u2018Kings\u2019<\/span>, 2014) centers the story around the murder of the four Estonian kings during the St. George\u2019s Night Uprising of 1343.<\/span> The play SentiMentaalne Valss<\/em> (\u2018SentiMental Waltz\u2019, 2018) returns to the present day and depicts a complicated relationship between two Estonians working on foreign missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aleksejev won the Tuglas<\/a> Short Story Award for his story T\u00f5lkija<\/em> (\u2018The Translator\u2019, Looming, 2018). T\u00f5lkija<\/em> is a story about the tragic and heroic fate of Adrian Virginus<\/a> (1663-1706), a translator of Bible into Estonian. Aleksejev has also been awarded the Order of the White Star, III class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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


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

Novels<\/em>
<\/strong><\/span>Valge kuningriik<\/strong><\/strong>. Tallinn: Varrak, 2006, 197 pp.<\/span>
Palver\u00e4nd: lugu Esimesest ristis\u00f5jast<\/strong>. Tallinn: Varrak, 2008, 308 pp. [2nd ed:\u00a02012.]
<\/span>Kindel linn: lugu Esimesest ristis\u00f5jast<\/strong>. Tallinn: Varrak, 2011, 205 pp.<\/span><\/span>
M\u00fc\u00fcrideta aed : lugu Esimesest ristis\u00f5jast<\/strong>. Tallinn: Varrak, 2019, 238 lk.
Taevaminejad : lugu Esimesest ristis\u00f5jast<\/strong>. Tallinn: Varrak, 2024, 292 lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/span><\/span>Plays
<\/em>Leegion\u00e4rid<\/strong><\/strong>. Tallinn: Kultuurileht, 2010, 53 pp.
<\/span>Kuningad: n\u00e4idend aastast 1343<\/strong>. Tallinn: Kultuurileht, 2014, 73 pp.<\/span>
SentiMentaalne valss<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Draamateater, 2018, 81 lk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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