WRITER

Arvo Valton

1935 - 2024

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Arvo Vallikivi (14 December 1935 – 26 July 2024), commonly known under the pen name of Arvo Valton, was an Estonian writer known for a number of books and, among other things, the script for Viimne reliikvia, the highly successful film adaptation of Eduard Bornhöhe's Vürst Gabriel ehk Pirita kloostri viimsed päevad. In October 1980, Valton was a signatory of the Letter of 40 Intellectuals, a public letter in which forty prominent Estonian intellectuals defended the Estonian language and protested the Russification policies of the Kremlin in Estonia. The signatories also expressed their unease against Republic-level government in harshly dealing with youth protests in Tallinn that were sparked a week earlier due to the banning of a public performance of the punk rock band Propeller. In 1992, Arvo Valton was elected member of parliament (Riigikogu). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arvo Valton is the 5,143rd most popular writer (up from 5,947th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 195th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Estonian Writer.

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Among writers, Arvo Valton ranks 5,143 out of 7,302. Before him are Arthur Golden, Mykhaylo Semenko, Daša Drndić, Gerbrand Bredero, Jean Cau, and Anna Louisa Karsch. After him are Stephen Hunter, Francis Bebey, Wolf Erlbruch, Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, István Fekete, and David Crane.

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Among people born in 1935, Arvo Valton ranks 374. Before him are Hans Sturm, Türkan Saylan, Sarah Kirsch, György Kárpáti, Leo Falcam, and Hubert Hahne. After him are Horacio Troche, Albín Brunovský, Vicente Lucas, Stanley Norman Cohen, Jadwiga Barańska, and Jimmy Makulis. Among people deceased in 2024, Arvo Valton ranks 372. Before him are Yves Herbet, Song Jae-rim, Ramiro Blacut, Alan Rachins, Robert Pickton, and Mahammed Dionne. After him are Domingo Pérez, Brian Lumley, Jadwiga Barańska, Duane Eddy, Bill Walton, and Helen Gallagher.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Arvo Valton ranks 166 out of 351. Before him are Viivi Luik (1946), Paul Raud (1865), Eino Tamberg (1930), Lepo Sumera (1950), Osvald Käpp (1905), and Heinrich Mark (1911). After him are Jaak Lipso (1940), Ivo Linna (1949), Arnold Luhaäär (1905), Knudåge Riisager (1897), Aavo Pikkuus (1954), and Silvi Vrait (1951).

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Among WRITERS In Estonia

Among writers born in Estonia, Arvo Valton ranks 20. Before him are Juhan Smuul (1922), Friedebert Tuglas (1886), Eno Raud (1928), Juhan Liiv (1864), Anna Haava (1864), and Viivi Luik (1946). After him are August Jakobson (1904), Alexander Vostokov (1781), Mihkel Veske (1843), August Gailit (1891), Ellen Niit (1928), and Artur Adson (1889).

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