Kalle Käsper

Kalle Käsper is an Estonian writer.

Käsper is the husband of Armenian writer Gohar Markosjan-Käsper. Notable works by Käsper include “Buridanid”, “Taani prints Hamlet, nuhk” (“Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, a Spy”). He has co-authored the screenplay of “Jüri Rumm”, a popular Estonian film (of 1994). His novel «Üksindus on hommikuti hell» ("Loneliness is tender in the morning") has been translated into Russian (Russian title: «Oda utrennemu odinočestvu», was published in the literary journal "Neva"). Käsper's work “Saksamaa õppetunnid” ("The Lessons of Germany") won a yearly prize of the Russian magazine "Zvezda", where this translation was published. ["Kalle Käsperi romaan vene keeles", Postimees July 7, 2006, available at http://www.postimees.ee/070706/esileht/kultuur/208495.php]

In recent years, Käsper has published in Estonian newspapers comments on politics and current affairs, distinguished by criticism towards the developments in post-Soviet Estonia and disapproval of cultural Americanisation. Käsper as a publicist is also supportive of Russia and Russian president Vladimir Putin [Kalle Käsper "Mulle meeldib Vladimir Putin" August 18, 2005 in SL Õhtuleht, available at http://www.sloleht.ee/index.aspx?id=176189&r=20] and has expressed nostalgic attitudes to some aspects of the Soviet period [Mait Raun "Eesti mehe soojad sõnad armeenia rahvast ja Nõukogude Liidust" in Eesti Päevaleht, April 15, 2005] – none of which is common in the Estonian public. Käsper (a Russian philologist by education) has also translated into Estonian a number of works by Russian authors.

Bibliography

*"Alliksandriine" (2003)
*"Vennad Luiged" (2002)
*"Taani prints Hamlet, nuhk" (2004)

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