Jaak Urmet

Novelist

Birthday January 30, 1979

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace Estonia

Age 45 years old

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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.