Jan Kaus | |
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 Kaus in 2010 | |
| Born | 22 January 1971 Aegviidu, Estonia |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable works | Õndsate tund, Tema, Miniatuurid, Hetk |
Jan Kaus (born 22 January 1971) is an Estonian writer. [1]
Jan Kaus | |
|---|---|
| Kaus in 2010 | |
| Born | 22 January 1971 Aegviidu, Estonia |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable works | Õndsate tund, Tema, Miniatuurid, Hetk |
Jan Kaus (born 22 January 1971) is an Estonian writer. [1]
Jan Kaus was born in Aegviidu and studied education and philosophy in Tallinn. In 1995, he took his teacher's examination.
Kaus currently works as poetry and prose writer and publicist. In addition, he also works as a literary critic, essayist, visual artist, guitarist and translator from English and Finnish. [2]
From 1998 to 2001 Kaus was the editor of the Estonian literary weekly Sirp . From 2004 to 2007 he was chairman of the Estonian Writers' Union (Estonian Eesti Kirjanike liit). Since 2007, he again worked at Sirp.
Jan Kaus is an accurate and shrewd, sometimes sarcastic observer of Estonia, the New Economy and the Internet age. His poetry and prose take up the social problems in Estonia in the 21st century.
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