Jaan Undusk

Jaan Undusk
Born	(1958-11-14) 14 November 1958 Otepää, Valga County, Estonia
Occupation	Writer playwright literary scholar
Nationality	Estonian
Notable awards	Friedebert Tuglas short story award (1987, 2003) Herder Prize (1995)

Jaan Undusk (born 14 November 1958 in Otepää, Valga County) is an Estonian writer, playwright and literary scholar.

He has been the head of Under and Tuglas Literature Centre of the Estonian Academy of Sciences.

Since 1990, he is a member of Estonian Writers' Union. Since 2007, he is a member of Estonian Academy of Sciences.

Awards

• 1986 and 2003 Friedebert Tuglas short story award (1986 and 2003)
• 1995 Herder Prize

Works

• short story "Sina, Tuglas" (1987)
• novel "Kuum. Lugu noorest armastusest" (1990)
• play "Good-bye, Vienna" (1999)
• play "Quevedo" (2003)
• play "Boulgakoff" (2005)