“The Wikman Boys” by Jaan Kross Subitems 1)Author 2)Summary 3)Main Characters *Jaak Sirkel *Richard Laasik *Virve Pukspuu *Penno 4)Screening Summary • Action takes place in Estonia in late 1930s • Estonia before World War II • Pictures everyday life of young lads • Private school (the Gymnasium of Wikman) • Intense relationship between the boys and their teachers Jaan Kross • Noted novelist • Born in 1920 in Tallinn • Studied at the University of Tartu (1938- 1945) • Novels, short-stories, plays, poems • He was against the Soviet regime -> was sent to G.U.L.A.G 1946 • Was married with Estonian poet Ellen Niit • Died in 2007 Jaak Sirkel • Prototype of the author • Intrested in poetry • Valedictorian • Popular • Son of an architect • Wants Virve to be his girlfriend Richard Laasik • Comes from a poor family • Incommunicative • Has ...
Jaan Kross 8.c Biography He was born in Tallinn (19.02 1920 27.12 2007). 1928 1938 he studied at Jakob Westholm Grammar School. 1938 1944 he attended the University of Tartu. 1944 1946 professor in the Univerity of Tartu 1946 1954 spent in prison Career Jaan Kross was an Estonian writer. Wrote mostly novels and short stories ,,The Czar's Madman" has been considered Kross' best novel; it is also the most translated one. Was nominated several times for the Nobel Prize in Literature during the early 1990s Was named a People's Writer of the Estonian SSR (1985) Received the State Prize of the Estonian SSR (1977) In 1990 Kross won the Amnesty International Golden Flame Prize Family 1940 1949 he married Helga Pedusaar. 1954 1958 he married Helga Roos. They had a daughter Kristiina Kross (born in 1955). Jaan Kross married Ellen Niit in 1958. They had 3 children Maarja Undusk, EerikNiiles Kross and Märte...
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