About
Author who became the official writer of the Estonian Soviet regime. His most famous travelogue, The Frozen Book, describes an Antarctic expedition.
Before Fame
He was awarded the Stalin Prize for Literature in 1952.
Trivia
He wrote four screenplays, including Metskapten and Keskpaevane Praam.
Family Life
He was born and raised in a village on the island of Muhu.
Associated With
He was a contemporary of American writer Norman Mailer.
