Harri Jõgisalu
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Harri Jõgisalu (until 1936 Harri Konstabel; 24 August 1922 in Korju, Paadrema Parish, Lääne County – 18 September 2014) was an Estonian children's writer. He wrote mainly about nature and traditional rural life.[1]
During World War II, he fought in the German army. From 1944 to 1946, he was a prisoner of war in Parakhino, Russia. In 1950, he graduated from Tallinn Teachers' Institute and in 1955 from the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute as a teacher of chemistry and biology. From 1947 to 1978, he taught at Märjamaa Secondary School.[1]
Selected works
- 1967: short story "Käopoja tänu" ('The Cuckoo-chick's Thanks')
- 1982: short story "Kärp" ('The Stoat')
- 1984: short story "Maaleib" ('Bread of the Land')
Awards
References
- ^ a b Vabar, Sven. "Harri Jõgisalu". sisu.ut.ee. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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- 1922 births
- 2014 deaths
- Estonian male short story writers
- Estonian children's writers
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- People from Lääneranna Parish
- German Army personnel of World War II