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Playwrights
Andrus Kivirähk
Andrus Kivirähk is one of the most renowned contemporary Estonian authors, celebrated both as a novelist and a playwright. Kivirähk’s witty wordplay, sharp satire, and delightfully self-ironic tone have earned him a broad readership. His works frequently draw on Estonian mythology, history, and politics, combining vernacular language with absurd humour and surreal situations. He often brings together the fantastical and the mundane, revealing the tragicomic core of everyday life. On stage, Kivirähk is known as the “grand young man” of Estonian drama. His theatrical works often explore themes of national identity and cultural memory with a sense of friendly irony.
Awards and prizes
2020 First prize in the writers category of The Nukits Competition for the children`s book The Ghost and Facebook (Tont ja Facebook)
2018 Annual Children's Literature Award of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia for Tilda and the Dust Angel (Tilda ja tolmuingel)
2014 Le Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire award for the best foreign novel L'homme qui savait la langue des serpents /The Man Who Spoke Snakish (Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu)
2013 Janis Baltvilks Prize in Children’s Literature for Poo and Spring (Kaka ja kevad)
2013 Cultural Endowment of Estonia Annual Award for Literature for At The End of the World. Scenes from the Lives of Good People (Maailma otsas. Pildikesi heade inimeste elust)
2011 Janis Baltvilks Prize in Children’s Literature for Lotte from Gadgetville (Leiutajateküla Lotte)
2010 First prize in the writers category of The Nukits Competition for the children`s book Poo and Spring (Kaka ja kevad)
2008 First prize in the writers category of The Nukits Competition for the children`s book Lotte from Gadgetville (Leiutajateküla Lotte)
2008 Eduard Vilde Literary Award for The Man Who Spoke Snakish (Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu)
2007 Estonian Theatre Award for Original Dramaturgy for Voldemar (Voldemar)
2006 First prize in the writers category of The Nukits Competition for the children`s book Limpa and the Pirates (Limpa ja mereröövlid)
2006 Second prize in the writers category of The Nukits Competition for the children`s book Lotte's Journey South (Lotte reis lõunamaale)
2003 Estonian Theatre Agency Annual Award