Jaan Undusk (born 14 November 1958 in Otepää, Valga County) is an Estonian writer, playwright and literary scholar.[1]

He has been the head of Under and Tuglas Literature Centre of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.[1]

Since 1990, he is a member of Estonian Writers' Union. Since 2007, he is a member of Estonian Academy of Sciences.[1]

Awards

• 1986 and 2003 Friedebert Tuglas short story award (1986 and 2003)[1]
• 1995 Herder Prize[1]

Works

• short story "Sina, Tuglas" (1987)
• novel "Kuum. Lugu noorest armastusest" (1990)
• play "Good-bye, Vienna" (1999)
• play "Quevedo" (2003)
• play "Boulgakoff" (2005)

References