Jaak Urmet
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About
Award-winning Estonian novelist, editor, and poet who published under the pseudonym of Wimberg. His best-known works include the autobiographical poetry collection Maaaraamat and the postmodernist novel Lipamae.
Before Fame
He studied philology, history, and literary theory at the Tallinn Pedagogical University.
Trivia
His 2002 novel, Lipamae, was awarded the Virumaa prize for literature.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Saku, Estonia.
Associated With
He is a contemporary of American writer Michael Chabon.
