Jan Kaus

***[Üks mees]

Idioma: estonio
Traducciones: inglés (***[A man]), francés (***[Un homme]), neerlandés (***[Een man])

***[Üks mees]

Üks mees
tahtis alati
keset teatrietendust
lavale joosta
ja midagi inetut teha.

See mees käis
psühhiaatri juures.
Psühhiaatril oli hobi –
ta kogus kärbseid
ja ostukeskustest varastatud
riidepuid.

Jan Kaus

Foto © Külli Kaus
* 22.01.1971, Tallinn, Estonia
Vive en: Tallinn, Estonia
Jan Kaus (1971) is a writer, translator, and essayist. He has published collections of poetry, short stories, miniatures, essays, and novels. Kaus was chairman of the Estonian Writers’ Union from 2004–2007 and has worked as an editor of the essay and literature sections of Sirp, Estonia’s largest cultural publication. In addition to writing, Kaus is actively involved in planning and promoting Estonian literary events, being a co-founder and organizer of the annual Head Read international literature festival in Tallinn.

Foto © Rene Jakobson
Kaus has likewise focused on various forms of creative expression aside of writing. He plays guitar, keyboard, and bass in the indie band Jan Helsing, which has released two full-length albums to date. He has worked closely with the Estonian composer Märt-Matis Lill to write libretti for three of Lill’s pieces, including two operas.
The author has participated in art exhibitions and illustrated a number of books. At Kaus’s initiative in March 2018, a troupe of authors and actors premiered their performance Stiiliharjutused (Exercises in Style), which weaves together various artistic methods and in which Kaus himself also takes the stage. Kaus has served on the creative boards of several Estonian theaters and is a member of the Estonian Union of Film Critics. 
Publicaciones

  • Vaade

    essays

    Tallinn: Sõnasilm, 2022

  • Tallinna kaart. Miniatuurid

    miniatures

    Tallinn: Kultuurileht, 2021

  • Vangerdused

    short stories

    Pärnu: Pärnu Naiste Tugikeskus, 2020

  • Homme tuntud avarus. Väike lausete konstellatsioon

    essays

    Tallinn: Tallinn University Press, 2020

  • Enne kui unisusest saab reegel

    short stories

    Tallinn: Post Factum, 2018

  • Kompass

    novel

    Tallinn: Hea Lugu, 2017

  • Läheduste raamat

    miniatures

    Tallinn: Verb, 2016

  • Tõrv

    short stories

    Tallinn: Tuum, 2015

  • Kaart ja teekond

    short stories

    Pärnu: Jumalikud Ilmutused, 2014

  • Ma olen elus

    novel

    Tallinn: Tuum, 2014

  • Tallinna kaart. Miniatuurid

    miniatures

    Tallinn: Kultuurileht, 2014

  • Koju

    novel

    Tallinn: Tuum, 2012

  • Hetk

    novel

    Tallinn: Tuum, 2009

  • Miniatuurid

    miniatures

    Pärnu: Jumalikud Ilmutused, 2009

  • Tema

    novel

    Tallinn: Tuum, 2006

  • Aeg on vaha

    poetry

    Tallinn: Verb, 2005

  • Õndsate tund

    short stories

    Tallinn: Tuum, 2003

  • Läbi Minotauruse

    essays

    Tallinn: Sirp, 2003

  • Maailm ja mõni

    novel

    Tallinn: Õigem Valem, 2001

  • Üle ja ümber

    short stories

    Tallinn: Tuum, 2000

Premios

  • 2019 Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award

  • 2018 Estonian Theatre Music Award

  • Estonian Cultural Endowment's Award for Prose 2015

  • Estonian Writer of the Year 2015

  • 2015 Tallinn University Literary Award

  • 2007 Eduard Vilde Literary Award

  • 2003 E.W. Ponkala Foundation Prize

  • 2003 Young Cultural Figure Award

  • 2001 Looming Prize for Criticism

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