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Tööpäev
Argikomöödia „Tööpäev” jutustab haarava loo Hõbekuuse puukoolist ja inimestest, kelle jaoks töö ei ole kutsumus, vaid paratamatus. Lugeja satub tööpäeva rütmi, kus aeg venib ja kaob korraga ning kus üksteisega sarnanevates päevades kuhjuvad väikesed pinged, vaiksed kokkulepped ja varjatud lootused.
Masinad, puud, pausid ja lõunatunnid moodustavad maailma, milles väsimus ja vaimukus käivad käsikäes, ning värvikad karakterid annavad argipäevale ootamatult koomilise varjundi.
Tõnu Õnnepalu tähelepanelik pilk jälgib töö rutiini aeglast kordumist, märgates selles nii absurdi kui ka seletamatut ligitõmmet, millest ei taheta ega osata lahti lasta.
Masinad, puud, pausid ja lõunatunnid moodustavad maailma, milles väsimus ja vaimukus käivad käsikäes, ning värvikad karakterid annavad argipäevale ootamatult koomilise varjundi.
Tõnu Õnnepalu tähelepanelik pilk jälgib töö rutiini aeglast kordumist, märgates selles nii absurdi kui ka seletamatut ligitõmmet, millest ei taheta ega osata lahti lasta.
272 pages, Hardcover
Published March 1, 2026
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About the author
Tõnu Õnnepalu
56 books122 followersAn Estonian author and poet who also writes as Emil Tode and Anton Nigov.
Õnnepalu was born in Tallinn and studied biology at the University of Tartu from 1980 to 1985. He began his writing career as a poet in 1985 and has published three collections of his works. In 1993 he garnered international attention when his novel Piiririik (English translation: "Border State") was published under his pen name 'Emil Tode'. The book was translated into 14 languages and became the most translated Estonian book of the 1990s. That year, he received the annual literary award given by the Baltic Assembly.
Õnnepalu's work often explores topics such as homosexuality, isolation and betrayal.
In 1992, his poem "Inquiétude du Fini" was performed as a choral piece, with notable Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür acting as conductor.
In addition to writing novels, Tõnu Õnnepalu has translated works into Estonian from the French language by such authors as François Mauriac, Charles Baudelaire and Marcel Proust and has written for such English language publications as the Poetry Society. Tõnu Õnnepalu is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Eesti Maaülikool (Estonian University of Life Sciences) in Tartu.
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B5...
Õnnepalu was born in Tallinn and studied biology at the University of Tartu from 1980 to 1985. He began his writing career as a poet in 1985 and has published three collections of his works. In 1993 he garnered international attention when his novel Piiririik (English translation: "Border State") was published under his pen name 'Emil Tode'. The book was translated into 14 languages and became the most translated Estonian book of the 1990s. That year, he received the annual literary award given by the Baltic Assembly.
Õnnepalu's work often explores topics such as homosexuality, isolation and betrayal.
In 1992, his poem "Inquiétude du Fini" was performed as a choral piece, with notable Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür acting as conductor.
In addition to writing novels, Tõnu Õnnepalu has translated works into Estonian from the French language by such authors as François Mauriac, Charles Baudelaire and Marcel Proust and has written for such English language publications as the Poetry Society. Tõnu Õnnepalu is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Eesti Maaülikool (Estonian University of Life Sciences) in Tartu.
From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B5...
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