{"id":735,"date":"2024-04-03T23:40:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/laht\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T00:09:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T21:09:15","slug":"laht","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/ewod\/l\/laht\/","title":{"rendered":"Uno Laht"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tPoems <\/span><\/strong><\/a>\"Uno<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

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

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\n\tUno Laht (until 1936 Brakmann, 30. IV 1924 \u2013 24. IX 2008, pseudonym Onu Thal) was a Soviet Estonian poet, prose writer and publicist.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHe was born in Valga and studied in Valga, Loksa and Tallinn. In 1940, he joined Komsomol. He was in a destruction battalion, evacuated to Russia and was drafted by the Red Army. He was wounded and worked and studied in Kazan while recovering. He later participated in Komsomol\u2019s staff trainings in the Leningrad province. After returning to Estonia, he worked for the KGB and was also a participant in arresting Forest Brothers. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1953-1990. From 1940-1950, he worked for the editorial boards of Noorte H\u00e4\u00e4l<\/em> and Rahva H\u00e4\u00e4l<\/em>, later as a poetry consultant of the Writers\u2019 Union. From 1953, he became a freelance writer. He was a member of the Writers\u2019 Union from 1953-1986 and then again from 1992. His poetry collection Mu kallis koduvillane provints<\/em> (\u2018My Dear Homely Province\u2019, 1973) received the Juhan Smuul Prize in 1974 and his short story Meie, tippkutid, \u00fcle kogu maakera<\/em> (\u2018We, Top Dogs, All Around the World\u2019) was given the the Tuglas Short Story Prize in 1975. He died in Tallinn and is buried at Tallinna Metsakalmistu (Forest Cemetery).<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHis first poem was published in 1946. As a journalist, he published various writings of prose and poetry. His first work Piimahambad<\/em> (\u2018Baby Teeth\u2019, 1954), which was the only collection of new poetry in its year of publication, gained attention for its contemporary nature and verse-form topical satire. His sharpest satire was aimed at the faults and shortcomings of Soviet life. The topicality of Laht\u2019s work stands out from the start \u2013 he reacts to daily events and offers different character portraits. Piimahambad (plombeeritud)<\/em> (\u2018Baby Teeth (With Fillings)\u2019, 1956) was partly a reissue. After the collection Sinelitaskust seanahkse portfellini<\/em> (\u2018From Greatcoat Pouch to Pigskin Briefcase\u2019, 1958) was published, he became known as the rough youth poet of his generation. He addressed political topics as well. He became one of the main satire and humor writers of the time and continued in this style in the following decades as well, for example in the collections K\u00fcmne k\u00fc\u00fcne laulud<\/em> (k\u00f5hu k\u00f5rvalt)<\/em> (\u2018Songs of Ten Nails (Not Counting the Stomach)\u2019, 1962), Mu kallis koduvillane provints<\/em> (\u2018My Dear Homely Province\u2019, 1973), Roosa m\u00fcra<\/em> (\u2018Pink Noise\u2019, 1981). The selected collections Linnupesa teraskiivris<\/em> (\u2018Bird\u2019s Nest in a Steel Helmet\u2019, 1961) and Luuletused 1954-1964<\/em> (\u2018Poems 1954-1964\u2019, 1965) provide an overview of his poetry. His later poetry can be found in the collections K\u00fc\u00fcrakas kaissukippuja<\/em> (\u2018The Importunate Hunchback Cuddler\u2019, 1983) and Katastroika ehk Impeerium imendub Musta Auku\u2026<\/em> (\u2018Catastroika, or the Empire Absorbed into the Black Hole\u2026\u2019, 1990).<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAside from poetry, he has also written short prose. Here, satire and humor also prevail. Paroodi-koodi-oodiad<\/em> (\u2018Parody-Code-Odes\u2019, 1969) collects his parodies and topical satire on the Estonian literature and culture of the time. His short stories are represented in the collection Bordelli likvideerimine<\/em> (\u2018Closing the Brothel\u2019, 1974). The collection Lahekudemised<\/em> (\u2018Spawnings by Laht\u2019, 1987) provides an overview of his works in journalism.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tA. K. (Translated by A. S.)<\/em><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

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

\n\tPoems<\/em><\/strong>
Piimahambad<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1954, 76 lk.
Piimahambad (plombeeritud)<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1956, 144 lk.
Sinelitaskust seanahkse portfellini<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1958, 180 lk.
Selle suve v\u00e4rsid<\/strong>. Luuletusi ja t\u00f5lkeid. Tallinn: Ajalehtede-Ajakirjade Kirjastus, 1960, 64 lk.
Suitsuangerjad ja kastem\u00e4rjad roosid<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1960, 63 lk.
Linnupesa teraskiivris<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1961, 110 lk.
K\u00fcmne k\u00fc\u00fcne laulud (K\u00f5hu k\u00f5rvalt)<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus, 1962, 120 lk.
Luuletused: 1954-1964<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1965, 248 lk.
Ingel l\u00e4heb apteeki\u2026 Korralikus seltskonnas. Luuletusi ja t\u00f5lkeid<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1967, 168 lk.
Mu kallis koduvillane provints<\/strong>. Ajalaulud. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1973, 174 lk.
Roosa m\u00fcra. Satiiri ja l\u00fc\u00fcrikat 1974-1980<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1981, 176 lk.
K\u00fc\u00fcrakas kaissukippuja<\/strong>. Satiiri ja l\u00fc\u00fcrikat: valitud luuletused. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1983, 288 lk.
Katastroika ehk Impeerium imendub Musta Auku<\/strong>. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1990, 254 lk.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tShort prose<\/em><\/strong>
Onu Thal, Paroodi-koodi-oodiad<\/strong>. Kirjanduslikke paroodiaid ja muid pilalugusid. Tallinn: EKP KK Kirjastus, 1969, 112 lk.
Bordelli likvideerimine<\/strong>. Tallinn: Perioodika (Loomingu Raamatukogu), 1974, 72 lk.
Peost-suhu-jutte<\/strong>. Jutustused. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1982, 248 lk.
Lahekudemised<\/strong>. Olukirjeldused, portreed, kriitilised artiklid. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1987, 340 lk.
Jeestlased, nende j\u00e4nkipoodid ning muud Balti pudrul\u00f5uad<\/strong>. L\u00fchiproosat. Tallinn: Maa, 1995, 224 lk.
Onu Thal, Ei \u00fchtegi ohmut tagasi Toompeale!!!<\/strong>. Eesti erakondade paiknevuse ja t\u00e4htsamate tippkuttide v\u00e4lim\u00e4\u00e4raja. Tallinn: Tallinna M\u00f6\u00f6blimaja, 1995, 30 lk.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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