Peeter Sauter
Encyclopedia
Peeter Sauter is an Estonian
author
and actor
.
n magazine Vikerkaar (Rainbow). He sent in a brief prose
piece for one-time publication. The editor of the magazine recalls it as "trash", but truly likeable.http://www.einst.ee/literary/autumn98/07sauter.htm
Sauter is famous for writing many brief stories seemingly without a beginning or an end. In 1990, he published a collection of them in the book Indigo. This was followed by a bulkier collection titled Loafing. Sauter says that the protagonist in these short pieces is his contemporary and is aging with him. http://www.einst.ee/literary/autumn98/07sauter.htm His prose feeds directly on everyday life and he frequently uses spoken and obscene language.
He has translated works of Bukowski
and Kerouac
into Estonian.
. The topic addressed by Stomachache is giving birth. Birth is considered sacred by many Estonians
. In light of this opinion, the story is considered crude. The story won the Tuglas Short Story Award nevertheless.
Sauter's poem, Lauakõne Eesti Vabariigi aastapäeva puhul kainestusmaja paraskile liiga pikalt istuma jäänud olles (A Short After-Dinner Speech on the Occasion of the Anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Having Remained Sitting on the Privy Seat at the Sobering Centre for Too Long), from 1998 is also considered controversial. It also takes a serious topic (this time, the 80th anniversary of Estonia
's independence) and addresses it with humor.
Estonians
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author
Author
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and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Literature
Sauter made his literary debut in 1988 in the EstoniaEstonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n magazine Vikerkaar (Rainbow). He sent in a brief prose
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
piece for one-time publication. The editor of the magazine recalls it as "trash", but truly likeable.http://www.einst.ee/literary/autumn98/07sauter.htm
Sauter is famous for writing many brief stories seemingly without a beginning or an end. In 1990, he published a collection of them in the book Indigo. This was followed by a bulkier collection titled Loafing. Sauter says that the protagonist in these short pieces is his contemporary and is aging with him. http://www.einst.ee/literary/autumn98/07sauter.htm His prose feeds directly on everyday life and he frequently uses spoken and obscene language.
He has translated works of Bukowski
Charles Bukowski
Henry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles...
and Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Jean-Louis "Jack" Lebris de Kerouac was an American novelist and poet. He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his spontaneous method of writing, covering topics such as Catholic...
into Estonian.
Scandals
Kõhu valu (Stomachache), a short story by Sauter, has created a great deal of controversy in post-Soviet EstoniaEstonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. The topic addressed by Stomachache is giving birth. Birth is considered sacred by many Estonians
Estonians
Estonians are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting, primarily, the country of Estonia. They speak a Finnic language known as Estonian...
. In light of this opinion, the story is considered crude. The story won the Tuglas Short Story Award nevertheless.
Sauter's poem, Lauakõne Eesti Vabariigi aastapäeva puhul kainestusmaja paraskile liiga pikalt istuma jäänud olles (A Short After-Dinner Speech on the Occasion of the Anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Having Remained Sitting on the Privy Seat at the Sobering Centre for Too Long), from 1998 is also considered controversial. It also takes a serious topic (this time, the 80th anniversary of Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
's independence) and addresses it with humor.