Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Anton Hansen Tammsaare (born as Anton Hansen, 30 January, 1878 - 1 March, 1940), was an Estonian writer whose novel Tõde ja õigus (The Truth and Justice) is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature. He was born in Järvamaa, in the municipality of Albu as the son of a farmer. Tammsaare came from poor background, but he managed to collect enough money for his education. He studied in Väike-Maarja and Tartu in Hugo Treffner's Gymnasium, and afterwards at the University of Tartu, where he studied law. Tammsaare's studies were interrupted by tuberculosis in 1911. He spent over a year in a sanatorium in Caucasus - his only journey abroad - and the following six years in his brother's farm in Koitjärve, Estonia, reading works of Cervantes, Shakespeare and Homer. In 1918, when Estonia become independent, Tammsaare had moved to Tallinn. In Tallinn, Tammsaare wrote the works which have gained him a permanent place in Estonian literature. Although Tammsaare took his subjects from the history and life of Estonian people, his novels have deep connections with the ideas of Henri Bergson, Jung and Freud, and such writers as Knut Hamsun and André Gide. Tammsaare's early works are characterized by rural "poetic" realism. Some of his stories also reflected the atmosphere of the revolutionary year of 1905. During his second period from 1908 to 1919 he wrote several short urban novels and collections of miniatures. In "Poiss ja liblik" (1915, The Boy and the Butterfly) Tammsaare showed the influence of Oscar Wilde. Selected works: Kaks paari ja üksainus, 1902 - Two Pairs and The One Vanad ja noored, 1903 - Olds and Youngs Raha-auk, 1907 - The Money-Hole Uurimisel, 1907 - Be In Prospect Pikad sammud, 1908 - Long Steps Üle piiri, 1910 - Over The Border Noored hinged, 1909 - Young Spirits Poiss ja liblik, 1915 - The Boy and The Butterfly Keelest ja luulest, 1915 - About Language and Poetry Kärbes, 1917 - The Fly Varjundid, 1917 - The Shapes of The Shadows Sõjamõtted, 1919 - Thoughts of War Juudit, 1921 - Judith Kõrboja peremees, 1922 - The Master of The Kõrboja Pöialpoiss, 1923 - The Midget Sic Transit, 1924 Tõde ja õigus I-V, 1926-33 - The Truth and Justice, Vol.1-5 Meie rebane, 1932 - Our Fox Elu ja armastus, 1934 - The Life and The Love Ma armastasin sakslast, 1935 - I Loved a German Kuningal on külm, 1936 - The King Has Cold Hiina ja hiinlane, 1938 - China and a Chinese Põrgupõhja Uus Vanapagan, 1939 - The Misadventures of The New Satan Miniatures, 1977 Kogutud teosed, 1977-1993 (18 vols.) - Collected Works This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.