Arvo Valton

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Arvo Valton


Born
in Märjamaa, Estonia
December 14, 1935

Died
July 26, 2024


Arvo Valton (Vallikivi) is one of those writers who began writing in the nineteen-sixties and, having already seen the worst sides of the Soviet occupation, did not have fear of it. He was fresh and humorous, then satirical and grotesque while describing the absurd system of the huge state. He has tried his hand at all genres, from voluminous novels to the briefest of aphorisms, and has also written literary criticism, plays, film scenarios, opera librettos, travel books, poetry and non-fiction.
A versatile writer, he has also written for children. Interested in mythology, and the wider context of history, he has gone through the early history of Europe and Asia, always against violence in politics. And he is against Eurocentrism, one might
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Mustamäe armastus

3.71 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1978
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Kaheksa jaapanlannat

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Ühises hoovuses

3.30 avg rating — 20 ratings2 editions
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Üks päev Ivo Schenkenbergi ...

3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions
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Meenutused eikuhugi

4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1987
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Leidik (Eesti lugu; #45)

3.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2000
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Bīstams atklājums

4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1988
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Üksildased ajas

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Muinasjutt Grandi leidmisest

3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1976
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Pööriöö külaskäik

3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1974
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“Teadmised on vahel päris lõbusad asjad, ainult enamasti pole nendega midagi peale hakata.”
Arvo Valton, Õndsusesse kulgev päev

“Geniaalne inimene suudab üheaegselt kõndida, õuna süüa ja mõtelda.”
Arvo Valton, Uksed Kriuksuvad Öösiti

“Allakäik näib inimesele nii pararamatu, et ta on rahul, kui see on küllalt aeglane.”
Arvo Valton, Meenutused eikuhugi