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Paul-Eerik Rummo
Photo Priit Mürk, ERR.
Paul-Eerik Rummo is is a poet, playwright, translator, and critic. He was a central figure in the Estonian literary revival of the 1960s. Rummo graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in Estonian philology in 1965. He has worked at both the Vanemuine and Estonian Drama Theatre and has also been active in cultural policy, serving as Estonia’s Minister of Culture from 1992 to 1994. His poetry and drama explore themes of freedom, society, and existential searching, often marked by ironic optimism, philosophical depth, and poetic precision. His 1967 poetic play Cinderellagame (Tuhkatriinumäng) is considered a classic of Estonian theatre and a breakthrough in stage modernism. Rummo has also written for children, penned lyrics for the film and translated from several languages.
Awards and prizes
2025 Cultural Endowment of Estonia Annual Award for Literature, Annual Award from the Literature Endowment of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and Main Prize of the Language Deed Competition for the translation of James Joyce’s novel Ulysses
2023 Annual Award of the Literary Magazine Looming for L-wolf. Pictures from a Local Celestial Body (L-hunt ja pildikesi kohalikult taevakehalt)
2017 Jaan Kross Literary Award for It Keeps Raining Stones from the Sky (Taevast sajab kõikseaeg kive)
2016 Cultural Endowment of Estonia Annual Award for Literature for It Keeps Raining Stones from the Sky (Taevast sajab kõikseaeg kive)
2015 Aleksander Kurtna Award for Theatre Translation (with Sigrid Tooming)
2001 Special mention at the Estonian Theatre Agency’s New Drama Competition for On Top (Tipus)
Translated plays
| title | teksti tüüp | genre | adapter | year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askungeleken ( Tuhkatriinumäng) | Näidend | Draama | 1969 | |
| Blind Alley of Light (Valguse põik) | Näidend | Draama | 1992 | |
| Cinderellagame (Tuhkatriinumäng) | Näidend | Draama | 1969 | |
| Helle querstrasse, Die (Valguse põik) | Näidend | Draama | 1992 | |
| Tuhkimoleikki (Tuhkatriinumäng) | Näidend | Draama | 1969 |
As a translator
| title | teksti tüüp | genre | adapter | tõlke aasta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amhersti kaunitar (Belle Of Amherst, The) | Näidend | Mononäidend | 1985 | |
| Biedermann ja tulesüütajad (Biederman und Brandstiffer) | Näidend | Muusikaline näidend | ||
| Bingo: stseenid rahast ja surmast | Näidend | |||
| Brand (Brand) | Näidend | Draama | 2014 | |
| Hüvastijätt juunis | Näidend | |||
| Inimese elu | Näidend | 1921 | ||
| Kajakas 2 (Чайка) | Näidend | Komöödia | 1978 | |
| Kolmest kuueni | Näidend | 1984 | ||
| Lauluke armastusest ja nukrusest | Näidend | |||
| Lõvi talvel | Näidend | 1983 | ||
| Me pommitasime New Havenit (We Bombed in New Haven) | Näidend | Draama | ||
| Naised (Women, The) | Näidend | 1985 | ||
| Norman vallutaja (Lauakombed) (Table Manners) | Näidend | Komöödia | 1984 | |
| Näete, kes tuli? | Näidend | |||
| Oliver ja Jennifer | Näidend | Libreto | 1972 | |
| Peer Gynt (Peer Gynt) | Näidend | Draama | 2017 | |
| Piimmetsa vilus (Under Milk Wood) | Näidend | 1970 | ||
| Seersant Musgrave`i tants (Serjeant Musgrave`s dance) | Näidend | Draama | 1974 | |
| Sein | Näidend | Draama | ||
| Ärge tulistage valgeid luiki (Не стреляйте белых лебедей) | Näidend | 1976 |