Andrus Kivirähk
Andrus Kivirähk | |
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Andrus Kivirähk at the annual Literary Street festival 2021 in Tallinn, Estonia | |
| Born | 17 August 1970 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Nationality | Estonian |
Andrus Kivirähk (born 17 August 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 The Man Who Spoke Snakish (Mees, kes teadis ussisõnu, 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.