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Kai Aareleid

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Born

Tartu, Estonia

Genre

Fiction, Memoir, Poetry

Member Since

October 2019

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Kai Aareleid is an Estonian author and literary translator born in Tartu and sharing her life between Tallinn, Helsinki, London and travelling the world (and books).
She has had a background in the book world since early 2000s and has worked as a translator, editor, publisher and literary agent.
A prolific translator from Spanish, Finnish and English into her native Estonian, she has translated works by Bruce Chatwin, Javier Marías, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Enrique Vila-Matas, Roberto Bolaño, Isabel Allende, and Jorge Luis Borges, among others.
Her own novels are about memory and roots, family bonds, secrets and silences. She is known for her sparse and aquarellic style; short, miniature-like chapters, and her special relationship to photography, ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 2,470 ratings · 279 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	Linnade põletamine 4.09 avg rating — 506 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vaikne ookean by Kai Aareleid (Goodreads Author), Mari Kaljuste (Illustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 348 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vene veri 4.06 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salaelud 3.93 avg rating — 69 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Naised teel 4.03 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Lue minua 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Linnade põletamine really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ciudades en llamas 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Burning Cities 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars