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Märt Väljataga
(b.1965) is the editor-in-chief of the cultural monthly Vikerkaar. He also teaches literary criticism at the University of Tallinn and publishes book reviews and opinion columns in several Estonian newspapers.
He has published two books of poetry and translated many works of philosophy (W. James, S. Blackburn, R. Rorty, C. Taylor) and poetry (W. B. Yeats, Ted Hughes) into Estonian. In 2004, he organized the 17th European Meeting of Cultural Journals in Tallinn. He is also a member of the Eurozine Editorial Board.Eurozine Articles
Literary perspectives: Estonia
Waiting for the Great Estonian Novel
While the Great Estonian Novel has yet to be written, the range of fiction in Estonia is sufficiently wide to serve as an indicator of the post-communist country's hopes and fears, anxieties and obsessions. [German and Lithuanian versions added] [more]
Why study literature?
Literary studies in Estonia has taken a crash course in twentieth-century theory. With mixed results, says the editor of cultural journal Vikerkaar. Now literary critics should stop baffling one another with jargon and aim at a wider readership. [more]