Jaak Urmet
- January 5, 2024
- Novelist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jaak Urmet |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 30, 1979(1979-01-30) |
| Age | 45 |
| Birthplace | Estonia |
| Country | Estonia |
| Birth City | Saku Rural Municipality |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
Jaak Urmet Biography
| Name | Jaak Urmet |
| Birthday | Jan 30 |
| Birth Year | 1979 |
| Place Of Birth | Estonia |
| Home Town | Saku Rural Municipality |
| Birth Country | Estonia |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Jaak Urmet is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on January 30, 1979 in Estonia, Saku Rural Municipality, Estonia. Award-winning Estonian novelist, editor, and poet who published under the pseudonym of Wimberg. His best-known works include the autobiographical poetry collection Maaaraamat and the postmodernist novel Lipamae.
He is a contemporary of American writer Michael Chabon.
Jaak Urmet studied Estonian philology and history (from 1997 to 2002) at the Tallinn Pedagogical University and from 2002 to 2004 literary theory (the same university), graduated as M.A. Urmet participated Tallinna Noored Tegijad (a fellowship of young authors in Tallinn) from 1998 to 2000 and is a member of Tartu Noorte Autorite Koondis since 2000. From 2006 on, Urmet is a member of the Tallinn Club of Bibliophiles, from 2007 on a member of the Estonian Literary Society and the Estonian Union of Writers.
Urmet started publishing articles, reviews and essays in 1999. In 2000, he made his debut as a poet with the collection “Maaaraamat”. From 2001 to 2007 he worked as the editor of Arkaadia, a cultural addendum of Eesti Päevaleht. Wimberg’s (Urmet’s) novel “Lipamäe” (which was noted on 2002 Estonian novel contest and awarded Virumaa prize of literature in 2002) is a postmodernist story of a young man who moves from urban area to countryside after the death of his grandfather. The novel shows a blend of realism and phantasy: autobiographic reflections on the last decade of the Soviet era in countryside alternate with magic present (e.g. one of the characters is the devil). The events take place in a real location – the village of Kaaruka in Järvamaa.
He was born and raised in Saku, Estonia.
Jaak Urmet Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jaak Urmet is one of the richest Novelist from Estonia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jaak Urmet 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He studied philology, history, and literary theory at the Tallinn Pedagogical University.
His 2002 novel, Lipamae, was awarded the Virumaa prize for literature.
Jaak Urmet (pseudonym: Wimberg, born on 30 January 1979 in Saku) is an Estonian writer.
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