Anton Hansen Tammsaare

Anton Hansen Tammsaare (born as Anton Hansen, 30 January 1878 - 1 March 1940), was an Estonian writer whose quintology Tõde ja õigus (Truth and Justice; 1926-1933) is considered one of the major works of Estonian literature and "The Estonian Novel". Tammsaare is depicted on the 25-Kroon banknote, one of Estonia's most ubiquitous (appr. US$ 2). Anton Hansen Tammsaare File links The following pages link to this file: Anton Hansen Tammsaare Categories: Images with unknown source ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Kroon is the official currency of Estonia. ...

He was born in Järvamaa, in the municipality of Albu as the son of a farmer. Tammsaare came from poor background, but he managed to collect enough money for his education. He studied in Väike-Maarja and Tartu in Hugo Treffner's Gymnasium, and afterwards at the University of Tartu, where he studied law. Tammsaare's studies were interrupted by tuberculosis in 1911. He spent over a year in a sanatorium in the Caucasus - his only journey abroad - and the following six years in his brother's farm in Koitjärve, Estonia, reading works of Cervantes, Shakespeare and Homer. Järva County or Järvamaa (Estonian: Järva maakond or Järvamaa) is one of the counties of Estonia. ... Image of Tartu street Tartu (German and Polish: Dorpat) is the second largest city of Estonia, with a population of 100,482 (census data as of 2004) with an area of 38. ... The University of Tartu (Estonian: Tartu Ülikool, German: Universität Dorpat) is the national university of Estonia, and the one classical university in Estonia, located in the city of Tartu. ... Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... 1911 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The Caucasus , a region boardering Asia Minor, is located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea which includes the Caucasus mountains and surrounding lowlands. ... Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (September 29, 1547 - April 23, 1616), was a Spanish author, best known for his novel Don Quixote de la Mancha. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Bust of Homer in the British Museum For other uses, see Homer (disambiguation). ...

In 1918, when Estonia become independent, Tammsaare had moved to Tallinn. It was here that Tammsaare wrote the works which have gained him a permanent place in Estonian literature. Although Tammsaare took his subjects from the history and life of the Estonian people, his novels have deep connections with the ideas of Bergson, Jung and Freud, and such writers as Knut Hamsun and André Gide. 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The city of Tallinn is the capital city and main seaport of Estonia. ... Henri Bergson Henri-Louis Bergson (October 18, 1859 – January 4, 1941) was a French philosopher, influential in France, but out of the main currents of his time. ... Carl Gustav Jung Carl Gustav Jung (July 26, 1875 – June 6, 1961) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of the neopsychoanalytic school of psychology. ... Sigmund Freud His famous couch Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 - September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, a movement that popularized the theory that unconscious motives control much behavior. ... Knut Hamsun (31 years old) in 1890 Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 - February 19, 1952) was a leading Norwegian author, born in Lom under the name of Knud Pedersen. ... André Paul Guillaume Gide ( November 22, 1869 – February 19, 1951) was a French author and spokesman for gay rights. ...

Tammsaare's early works are characterized by rural "poetic" realism. Some of his stories also reflect the atmosphere of the revolutionary year of 1905. During what is sometimes classified as his second period, from 1908 to 1919, he wrote several short urban novels and collections of miniatures. In "Poiss ja liblik" (1915, The Boy and the Butterfly), Tammsaare shows the influence of Oscar Wilde. Internationally best known is his last novel, Devil with a False Passport. Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... Realism is commonly defined as a concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. ...

Truth and Justice comprises five volumes:

• 1: Wargamäe
• 2: Indrek
• 3: When the Storm is Silent
• 4: Karin's Love
• 5: Return to Wargamäe

Since vol. 3 contains a description about the Russian Revolution of 1905, which is not informed by ideology but by a Camusian attention to individual suffering, it was often combined with vol. 2 by Soviet censorship. (Even today, the third volume is sometimes called "artistically inferior", although the description of the revolution is on par with similar scenes in Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago. In Estonia, the second volume with its Tartu educational scenes is today probably the most enjoyed. International critics would probably opt for vol. 1 as the strongest overall; it is a classical peasant novel reminiscent of Hamsun which is also generally held to be the most telling one about "the Estonian character", embodied especially in two antagonistic farmer figures Andres and Pearu. Tammsaare himself said later that the different volumes deal with the relation of Man (i.e., the human person) to (1) the land, (2) God, (3) State and society, (4) him- or herself and (5) resignation. Truth and Justice has never been translated into English, but there are two complete translations into German, and vol. 1 has been translated into French. The phrase Russian Revolution can refer to three specific events in the history of Imperial Russia. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... An ideology is a collection of ideas. ... Albert Camus Albert Camus (November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was a French author and philosopher and one of the principal luminaries (with Jean-Paul Sartre) of existentialism. ... The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: (СССР)  listen; tr. ... Censorship is the systematic use of group power to broadly control freedom of speech and expression, largely in regard to secretive matters. ... Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (Борис Леонидович Пастернак) was a major Russian poet and writer. ... Image of Tartu street Tartu (German and Polish: Dorpat) is the second largest city of Estonia, with a population of 100,482 (census data as of 2004) with an area of 38. ... Knut Hamsun (31 years old) in 1890 Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 - February 19, 1952) was a leading Norwegian author, born in Lom under the name of Knud Pedersen. ... The term God is used to designate a Supreme Being; however, there are countless definitions of God. ... A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. ...

Selected works

• Kaks paari ja üksainus, 1902 - Two Pairs and The One
• Vanad ja noored, 1903 - Olds and Youngs
• Raha-auk, 1907 - The Money-Hole
• Uurimisel, 1907 - Be In Prospect
• Pikad sammud, 1908 - Long Steps
• Üle piiri, 1910 - Over The Border
• Noored hinged, 1909 - Young Spirits
• Poiss ja liblik, 1915 - The Boy and The Butterfly
• Keelest ja luulest, 1915 - About Language and Poetry
• Kärbes, 1917 - The Fly
• Varjundid, 1917 - The Shapes of The Shadows
• Sõjamõtted, 1919 - Thoughts of War
• Juudit, 1921 - Judith
• Kõrboja peremees, 1922 - The Master of The Kõrboja
• Pöialpoiss, 1923 - The Midget
• Sic Transit, 1924
• Tõde ja õigus I-V, 1926-33 - Truth and Justice, Vol.1-5
• Meie rebane, 1932 - Our Fox
• Elu ja armastus, 1934 - The Life and The Love
• Ma armastasin sakslast, 1935 - I Loved a German
• Kuningal on külm, 1936 - The King Has Cold
• Hiina ja hiinlane, 1938 - China and a Chinese
• Põrgupõhja Uus Vanapagan, 1939 - The Misadventures of The New Satan (or: Devil with a False Passport)
• Miniatures, 1977
• Kogutud teosed, 1977-1993 (18 vols.) - Collected Works

External link:

Estonian banknote showing Tammsaare and his farm (http://www.bankofestonia.info/pub/en/yldine/pangatahed/pangatahed/_25.html/)