Eduard Vilde Photo

Eduard Vilde

Writing

0.0 Popularity Mar 04, 1865 (68 years old)

Eduard Vilde (March 4, [O.S. February 20] 1865 – December 26, 1933) was an Estonian writer, a pioneer of critical realism in Estonian literature, and a diplomat. Author of classics such as The War in Mahtra and The Milkman from Mäeküla. He was one of the most revered figures in Estonian literatu...

Biography

Eduard Vilde (March 4, [O.S. February 20] 1865 – December 26, 1933) was an Estonian writer, a pioneer of critical realism in Estonian literature, and a diplomat. Author of classics such as The War in Mahtra and The Milkman from Mäeküla. He was one of the most revered figures in Estonian literature and is generally credited as being the country's first professional writer.

Vilde grew on the farm where his father worked. In 1883 he began working as a journalist. He spent a great deal of his life traveling abroad and he lived for some time in Berlin in the 1890s, where he was influenced by materialism and socialism. His writings were also guided by the realism and naturalism of the French writer Émile Zola (1840–1902). In addition to being a prolific writer, he was also an outspoken critic of Tsarist rule and of the German landowners. With the founding of the first Estonian republic in 1919, he served as an ambassador in Berlin for several years, and spent the last years of his life editing and revising an enormous volume of his collected works. After his death in 1933, he became the first person to be interred at Metsakalmistu, in the Pirita district of Tallinn.

Filmography 7

2023
Faulty Brides Movie

Short Story

2006
Uncaught Miracle Movie

Novel

1989
Faulty Brides Movie

Short Story

1982
Pisuhänd Movie

Novel

1965
To a Cold Land Movie

Author

1929
Faulty Brides Movie

Short Story

Photos 1

Eduard Vilde Photo

Personal Details

Known For Writing
Gender Male
Birthday March 04, 1865 (68 years old)
Died December 26, 1933
Years Active 1929 - 2023
Popularity 0.0
Career Stats
7 Total Credits
1 Photos