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Jaan Kärner
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| Born | 27 May 1891 Käo, Kirepi Parish, Kreis Dorpat, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire
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| Died | 3 April 1958 (aged 66) Tartu, Estonia
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| Occupation | Writer, poet |
| Years active | 1915–1946 |
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Jaan Kärner (born May 27, 1891 – died April 3, 1958) was an Estonian poet and writer. He was especially famous for his poems about nature. Many of his poems were turned into songs by Estonian music composers. Kärner also wrote many novels, plays, and critical essays about books. He even translated poems from German and Russian, like those by Heinrich Heine.
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Jaan Kärner's Life and Work
Jaan Kärner was born into a farming family. His parents were Kaarel and Liis Kärner. He had a large family with one brother, five sisters, and two half-brothers.
He went to Uderna school from 1901 to 1906. After school, from 1910, Kärner started working for different magazines in Tallinn. He also studied in Moscow in 1911-1912 and again in 1914.
From 1917, Kärner became involved in politics. He joined different political groups, including the Estonian Socialist Revolutionary Party. In 1919, he became the editor of a newspaper called Töö hääl (Labor Voice). That same year, he was chosen to be part of the Estonian Constituent Assembly, which helped create Estonia's laws.
In the early 1920s, Kärner began working as a full-time writer. He also worked as an editor for important magazines. From 1927 to 1929, he edited Looming. Later, from 1936 to 1938, he edited Tänapäev.
Kärner supported left-wing ideas. He supported the change in government in Estonia in 1940. During World War II, when Germany occupied Estonia, Kärner lived in the Soviet Union. When Estonia became part of the Soviet Union again in 1944, he returned home. He continued to work in publishing, editing various newspapers and magazines. In 1946, he faced health challenges. Jaan Kärner passed away in 1958 in Tartu.
He had one son, Ülo, with his first wife, Ida Kärner. With his second wife, Hilda Anna Luise Kärner, he had two daughters, Eha and Elo.
Jaan Kärner's Books
Jaan Kärner wrote many different types of books. Here are some of his works:
Poetry Collections
- Aja laulud (1921)
- Lõikuskuu (1925)
- Õitsev sügis (1926)
- Inimene ristteel (1932)
- Sõna-sütega (1936)
- Käidud teedelt (1939)
- Kodumaa käsk (1942)
- Viha, ainult viha (1944)
Romantic Verse
- Bianka ja Ruth (1923)
Fiction Books
- Naine vaesest maailmast (1930)
- Soodoma kroonika (1934)
- Tõusev rahvas (2 volumes, 1936/1937)
- Pidu kestab (1938)
