Playwrights

Vaino Vahing was a psychiatrist, playwright and prosaist. He was a member of both the Estonian Writers ' Union and the Estonian Theatre Union. Since he was a psychiatrist, many of his works were written through this perspective, and he was influenced by the theories and ideas of many psychoanalysts. Playfulness was important to him, and he was also fascinated by despair and making sense of the human experience. Having started writing at a fairly late age, he has also described writing as a means of making sense of his own life.

Recognition:

2002 Cultural Endowment of Estonia, annual literature endowment award for Games and Conversations (“Mängud ja kõnelused”)

1982 Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award for Machiavelli's Letters to his Daughter (“Machiavelli kirjad tütrele”)

1982 Juhan Smuul literary award for Faehlmann