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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1970-08-17 (54 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.

Known For

Acting

2023

Poop, Spring and Others as Andrus Kivirähk

2017

Green Cats as Andrus Kivirähk

Writing

2025

The Black Hole as Short Story

2021

Estonian Funeral as Theatre Play

2017

November as Novel
Lotte's Stories as Writer

2014

Stealing Socialism as Script Editor

2013

2009

Meri ja Orav as Writer
The Temptation of St. Tony as Script Consultant

2007

Sipelga 14 as Writer

2003

Barbarians as Writer

2001

Wremja as Writer

2000

1997

Tom and Fluffy as Writer

1996

Somebody Else as Screenplay

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