Andrus Kivirähk

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-08-17 (55 years old)

Place of Birth

Tallinn, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

Andrus Kivirähk

Biography

Andrus Kivirähk (born August 17, 1970) is an Estonian writer, a playwright, topical satirist, and screenwriter. As of 2004, 25,000 copies of his novel Rehepapp ehk November (Old Barny or November) had been sold, making him the most popular 21st century Estonian writer. His book Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu (The Man Who Spoke Snakish) (2007) has been one of the top selling books in Estonia. He has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union (in Estonian: Eesti Kirjanike Liit) since 1996.

Acting

2023

Poop, Spring and Others

as Andrus Kivirähk

2017

Green Cats

as Andrus Kivirähk

Production

2013

1997

2009

Meri ja Orav

as Writer

2000

1996

Somebody Else

as Screenplay

2014

Stealing Socialism

as Script Editor

2009

The Temptation of St. Tony

as Script Consultant

2000

2021

Estonian Funeral

as Theatre Play

2021

2006

2025

The Black Hole

as Short Story

2017

November

as Novel

2003

Barbarians

as Writer

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