Aira Kaal
Aira Kaal (until 1938 Alma-Vilhelmine Kaal, from 1939 Aira Hone; 7 November 1911, in Uuemõisa Parish, Saare County – 7 April 1988) was an Estonian writer. From 1931 to 1940, she studied at the University of Tartu, focusing on philosophy, but also learning Estonian literature, world literature and English. From 1938 to 1939, she worked in Great Britain, where she met her husband Arthur Robert Hone, with whom she returned to Estonia.
Aira Kaal
- Born
- 1911. · Pöide Rural Municipality.
- Died
- 1988. · Tartu.
- Nationality
- Estonia and Soviet Union.
- Occupation
- journalist, poet and writer.
- Fields
- poetry.
- Education
- University of Tartu.
- Honours
- Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR and Juhan Smuul literary award.
- Languages
- Estonian.
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Aira Kaal (until 1938 Alma-Vilhelmine Kaal, from 1939 Aira Hone; 7 November 1911, in Uuemõisa Parish, Saare County – 7 April 1988) was an Estonian writer. From 1931 to 1940, she studied at the University of Tartu, focusing on philosophy, but also learning Estonian literature, world literature and English. From 1938 to 1939, she worked in Great Britain, where she met her husband Arthur Robert Hone, with whom she returned to Estonia.
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From 1945 to 1950, she was a lecturer at Tartu State University, teaching the foundations of Marxism-Leninism. In 1980, she was one of the signatories of the "Letter of 40 intellectuals".
Aira Kaal studied at University of Tartu. The recorded working language is Estonian. The field of work recorded is poetry. Employment is recorded with University of Tartu. Distinctions recorded are Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR and Juhan Smuul literary award.
• 1966-1978: prose trilogy "Kodunurga laastud" ('Short Accounts on the Home Corner', 1966, 1970, 1978) • 1976: poetry collection "Hetked merega" • 1986: short prose collection "Seitse tõtt ja seitse valet" ('Seven Truths and Seven Lies')
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Pöide Rural Municipality.
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- 1.Cornelius Hasselblatt: Geschichte der estnischen Literatur. Berlin, New York 2006, ISBN 3-11-018025-1, S. 527
- 2.Cornelius Hasselblatt: Geschichte der estnischen Literatur. Berlin, New York 2006, ISBN 3-11-018025-1, S. 561
- 3.in Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK
- 4.in Eesti biograafiline andmebaas ISIK
- 5.Eesti elulood. Tallinn: Eesti entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) ISBN 9985-70-064-3, S. 123
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