Arved Viirlaid

Arved Viirlaid’s Followers (2)

member photo
member photo

Arved Viirlaid


Born
in Padise, Estonia
April 11, 1922

Died
June 21, 2015


Arved Viirlaid (born April 11, 1922, in Padise, Harju County, Estonia) is an Estonian-Canadian writer.

Arved Viirlaid fought in the Estonian regiment in Finland during the Second World War, returning to Estonia in 1944. He escaped from Soviet-occupied Estonia, settling first in the United Kingdom, and then moving to Canada in 1953.

Viirlaid has published 9 novels and several collections of poetry. His first novel, Tormiaasta (The Year of Storms) was published in 1949. In 1952, he published Ristideta hauad (Graves Without Crosses), which has been translated from Estonian into seven other languages. The English translation appeared in 1972, with a preface by John Diefenbaker. His 1965 novel, Sadu jõkke (Rain for the River) has also been transla
...more

Average rating: 4.16 · 238 ratings · 12 reviews · 18 distinct worksSimilar authors
Ristideta hauad (Eesti lugu...

4.23 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 1952 — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Märgitud

3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1990
Rate this book
Clear rating
Vaim ja ahelad

3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1961 — 2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Ristideta Hauad Volume 1

3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
Saatuse sõlmed

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994
Rate this book
Clear rating
Valgus rahnude all

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1990
Rate this book
Clear rating
Sadu jõkke

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Põhjatähe pojad

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating
Rate this book
Clear rating
Seitse kohtupäeva

by
0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
Kapai be kryžių

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by Arved Viirlaid…