Ivar Grünthal
Ivar Grünthal (8 April 1924 – 14 February 1996) was an Estonian writer.[1]
Biography
His parents were lawyers Vera Poska-Grünthal and Timotheus Grünthal. His grandfather was statesman Jaan Poska.[1]
From 1932 to 1941 he studied at
Helsinki University. In 1944 he joined the Finnish Infantry Regiment 200. After the war he lived in Sweden.[1]
He was the founder and chief editor (1957–1965) of the magazine Mana. He was a member of Estonian Writers' Union Abroad, and Estonian PEN Club.[1]
He was the acting minister of social affairs of the Estonian government-in-exile.[1]
Selected works
- 1954: poetry collection Must pühapäev ('Black Sunday')
- 1960: poetry collection Lumi ja lubi ('Snow and Lime')
- 1962: verse novel Peetri kiriku kellad ('The Bells of St. Peter's Church')
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