Estonian science fiction
Science fiction and fantasy in Estonia is largely a product of the current post-Soviet era. Although somewhat earlier authors, like Eiv Eloon and Tiit Tarlap , do exist.[1]
Eesti Ulmeühing is an organization for print science fiction in Estonia that awards annual Stalker prizes.[2] The awards are named after the Andrei Tarkovsky film Stalker that was largely shot in Estonia.
In film the works of Raul Tammet have been analyzed.[3]
In the 1980s notable were two novels by Eiv Eloon (real name Lea Soo; born 1945[4]): "Kaksikliik" ('Double Species'; 1981) and "Kaksikliik 2" ('Double Species 2'; 1988). These two novels were only works by Eloon.[5]
A selection of Estonian writers who have won multiple Stalkers
- Veiko Belials
- Lew R. Berg
- Meelis Friedenthal
- Indrek Hargla - Pen-name for Indrek Sootak, he also writes detective fiction that has been translated to English.[6]
- Leo Kunnas
- Tiit Tarlap
- Siim Veskimees
The novel The Man Who Spoke Snakish by Andrus Kivirähk was awarded the Stalker award in 2008.[7]
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