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Artur Adson ( – 5 January 1977) was an poet, writer and theatre critic.Don Rubin, Peter Nagy, Philippe Rouyer, World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe, Taylor & Francis, 1995, , p248


Early years
Artur Adson (born Karl Arthur Adson) was born in and attended school in Tartu, Sänna and Võru. After graduating he first studied in . In 1925–26, he studied literature at the University of Tartu. Artur Adson was a surveyor, journalist and theater critic in Estonia and Russia. He met his future wife in 1913, and they married in 1927.


Literary career
From 1917 Artur Adson was a member of the literary movement, which exerted great influence on the Estonian literature. Later Adson was also active in the movement. In addition, Adson was one of the most outstanding poets in the Võro language of southern Estonia. As an often conservative theatrical and literary critic, he exercised influence on the cultural scene of the Republic of Estonia.

Adson was also a translator. Among others, he translated Dr. Zhivago into Estonian.


Exile
With the Soviet occupation of Estonia Artur Adson and his wife fled into exile to . There, he found employment as an archivist. Both continued their interest in the Estonian literature. Adson died in , aged 87. Both Adson and Under are interred at the Skogskyrkogården cemetery in Stockholm.


Poetry collections
  • Henge palangoq (1917)
  • Vana laterna (1919)
  • Roosikrants (1920)
  • Kaduvik (1927)
  • Katai, kibuvits nink kivi (1928)
  • Pärlijõgi (1931)
  • Lehekülg ajaraamatust (1937)
  • Värsivakk (selected, compiled and foreword by Ivar Grünthal; 1959)
  • Rahumäe kannel (1973)
  • Luuletused (compiled by Oskar Kruus; 1990)


Plays
  • Toomapäev (1928)
  • Neli kuningat (1931)
  • Lauluisa ja Kirjaneitsi (1930)
  • Kolmas tee (penned under the pseudonym Peeter Bollmann; 1932)
  • Iluduskuninganna (1933)
  • Elav kapital (1934)
  • Karu läheb mee lõksu (1936)
  • Üks tuvi lendal merele (1937)


Memoirs
  • Käsikivi (1922)
  • Neli veskit (1946)
  • Väikelinna moosekant (1946)
  • Ise idas – silmad läänes (1948)
  • Siuru-raamat (1949)
  • Reisiraamat (1950)
  • Lahkumine (1951)
  • Kadunud maailm (1954)


Theatre critiques and history
  • Das estnische Theater (1933)
  • Vilet ja loorbereid (1938)
  • Teatriraamat: ajalugu ja isiklikke kogemusi (1958)


Children's books
  • Nakits: lugu väikesest lõbusast ja targast koerast (1944)


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