Mati Unt

Mati Unt

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1944-01-01
Deathday: 2005-08-22 (61 years old)

Biography

Mati Unt (January 1, 1944 Linnamäe, Voore Parish (now Voore, Mustvee Parish), Jõgeva County, Estonia – August 22, 2005, Tallinn) was an Estonian writer, essayist and theatre director.


His first novel, written at the age of 18 after having finished high school, was Hüvasti, kollane kass (Goodbye, Yellow Cat). He completed his education in literature, journalism and philology at the University of Tartu. After that, he served as Director of the Vanemuine Theater from 1966 to 1972, held the same position at the Youth Theater until 1991, and then at the Estonian Drama Theatre until 2003, when he became a freelance writer.


Unt was married to television journalist and screenwriter Ela Tomson from 1965, until their divorce in 1973.


He joined the Estonian Writers' Union in 1966. In 1980, he was named an Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR and, that same year, became one of the signatories to the Letter of 40 intellectuals. In 2000, was awarded the Order of the White Star


In 2005, not long before his death, he became a Professor of liberal arts at the University. He is buried in the Metsakalmistu cemetery in Tallinn.


Four successive novels, Võlg (The Debt, 1964), Elu võimalikkusest kosmoses (On the possibility of life in space, 1967), Kuu nagu kustuv päike (The moon like the outgoing sun, 1971), and Must mootorrattur (The Black Motorcyclist, 1976) established his reputation as a major writer. In addition, he was instrumental in bringing avant-garde theatre to post-Soviet Estonia.


Several of his novels have been adapted for film since his death, including Sügisball ("Autumn Ball") in 2007 by Veiko Õunpuu.

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Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1944-01-01

Deathday
2005-08-22 (61 years old)

Citizenships
Soviet Union, Estonia

Awards
Order of the White Star, 3rd Class, Yearly prize of the Endowment of Literature by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR, Friedebert Tuglas short story award

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