Ilmar Talve Explained

Ilmar-Aleksander Talve (until 1936 Thalfeldt; 17 January 1919 Mga, Ingria – 21 April 2007 Turku) was an Estonian writer and ethnologist. He worked primarily in Sweden and Finland.^[1]

In 1943, he fled to Finland and there he joined with Finnish Infantry Regiment 200.

From 1946, he was a member of literary grouping Tuulisui.

Since 1959, he taught at the University of Turku and in 1986 became a professor emeritus.

Works

• short story "Ainult inimene". Vadstena: Orto, 1948
• novel "Maja lumes. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1952.
• novel "Juhansoni reisid. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1959
• novel "Maapagu. I-II. Lund: Eesti Kirjanike Kooperatiiv, 1988
• monograph "Eesti kultuurilugu: Keskaja algusest Eesti iseseisvuseni". Tartu: Ilmamaa, 2004

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vabar . Sven . Ilmar Talve . Estonian Writers’ Online Dictionary . 18 March 2021 . en.