Kauksi Ülle
Kauksi Ülle (born Ülle Kahusk 23 September 1962) is an Estonian writer.
Also recorded as Kauksi Ylle
Kauksi Ülle

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- Born
- 1962. · Võru.
- Nationality
- Estonia.
- Occupation
- translator, writer and poet.
- Fields
- poetry.
- Education
- University of Tartu.
- Honours
- Order of the White Star and 4th Class.
- Languages
- Russian, Finnish and English.
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Kauksi Ülle (born Ülle Kahusk 23 September 1962) is an Estonian writer.
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Life and work
Life and work
Kauksi Ülle sees herself as a South Estonian writer who is closely connected to the customs and history of South Estonia. Therefore, according to the tradition of her homeland, she often appears under the name Kauksi Ülle. She writes consistently in Võro and is committed to reviving the language. Her work is attributed to ethnofuturism. Kauksi Ülle now lives in Obinitsa. Kauksi Ülle grew up in the countryside in Võru County. She attended school in Rõuge and Võru. In 1986, she graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in journalism. She then worked in the editorial department of the magazine Kultuur ja Elu, in the Tartuer Dépendance of the Estonian Writers' Union, at Võru Raadio and in the Fenno-Ugria Foundation, which she has headed since 1998.
Poems
Poems
1987 Kesk umma mäke 1989 Hanõ vai luigõ 1991 Jyriyy 1995 Agu ni Eha. Morn and Eve (Võro and English) 1996 Kuldnaanõ. Kultanainen (Võro and Finnish) 2001 Nõsõq rõõmu mõrsija 2003 Käänüpäiv 2005 Emaemamaa 2012 Palunõiaq 2012 Valit luulõq
Prose
Prose
1997 Säng 1998 Paat 2000 Huuv' 2003 Uibu
Drama
Drama
2004 Taarka 2006 Kuus tükkü
Life and career
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Life and career
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1962
Kauksi Ülle was born in 1962 at Võru.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q467145: Kauksi Ülle
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- “Kauksi Ülle”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 137835728, Kauksi Ülle.
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- 1.Kauksi Ülle.
- 2.Eesti Elulood. Tallinn: Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2000 (= Eesti Entsüklopeedia 14) , S. 149
- 3.Kauksi. www.hot.ee:80.
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