Aadu Hint
Aadu Hint (birthname Adolf Edmund Hint; 10 January 1910, Külasema, Muhu Island – 26 October 1989, Tallinn) was an Estonian writer. Most of his books are related to people living on Estonian islands.[1]
After studying in Lümanda and Kuressaare, he worked as a teacher.[1] From 1940 to 1947, he was a deputy in the Supreme Soviet of the ESSR. From second half of 1940s, he was a professional writer and lived in Tallinn.[1]
He was married to Debora Vaarandi (1916–2007) and Minni Nurme (1917–1994). He had eight children. Several of them became writers, such as Eeva Park.[1] He died in 1989. He is buried in Kihelkonna Cemetery, Saare County.[1]
Works[edit]
- 1937: Kuldne värav (The Golden Gate), novel
- 1950: Angerja teekond (The Path of the Eel), story
- 1951–1966: Tuuline rand (The Windy Shore, I–IV), four-part novel
References[edit]
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1989 deaths
- People from Muhu Parish
- People from Kreis Ösel
- Communist Party of Estonia politicians
- Ninth convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
- Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, 1940–1947
- 20th-century Estonian writers
- Estonian male novelists
- Estonian male short story writers
- Soviet writers
- 8th Estonian Rifle Corps personnel
- People's Writers of the Estonian SSR
- Honoured Writers of the Estonian SSR
- Recipients of the Estonian SSR State Prize
- Recipients of the Order of Lenin
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour