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Vahur Afanasjev
Vahur Afanasjev at the presentation of his novel "Kosmos" in Tartu Literature House, 2008.
Born	24 August 1979(1979-08-24) Tartu
Pen name	Vahur [€] Afanasjev
Nationality	Estonian
Literary movement	Tartu NAK
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Vahur Afanasjev (born: August 24, 1979 in Tartu, Estonia) is an Estonian writer, filmmaker and musician.

Afanasjev graduated from Tartu University in 2002, studying Economic policy. He has been a member of a literary group Noorte Autorite Koondis (NAK) (English: Young Authors' League) since 1998, and a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 2006. He has worked as journalist, copywriter and creative director.

Since 2005 Afanasjev has lived in Brussels, Belgium. On the internet he writes his name as Vahur [€] Afanasjev.

Contents 1 Writings 2 Music 3 Film 4 Trivia 5 Notes 6 External links

[edit] Writings

Afanasjev began his writing career with poems and lyrics in 1995. In 1997-98 he published three poetry collections on the internet. His first poems were published in the Estonian literary magazine Vikerkaar in 1998. He has published three poetry books, one book of short stories and three novels. His works have been published in several collections of various authors in Finnish, Russian, Romanian, Dutch and Hungarian.

Poetry:

• Kandiline maailm (Square World) 2000
• Kaantega viin (Wrapped Vodka or Folded Vienna or I Take with Covers) 2004
• Katedraal Emajões (Cathedral in Mother River) 2006

Novels:

• Kastraat Ontariost (A Castrato from Ontario) 2005
• Kaadrid otsustavad (Shots Decide) 2007
• Kosmos (Cosmos) 2008
• Kanepi kirik (Ganja Church or The Church of Kanepi Village) 2002 (a book of short stories)

His style is described as socially critical magic realism flavoured with obscurities. His characters include parasite worms, murderers, corrupted journalists, robots and lonely gay men. "...this year saw the publication of his short novel Cosmos. This is a peculiar tale that could be characterised as Brokeback Mountain meets Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." ^[1]

[edit] Music

Afanasjev also makes electronic music (project tra_art), punkish eclectic guitar rock, blues and country (project Kurluk Ulica) and experimental noisepop (project Kannibal Elektor). A CD of tra_art was published with Vahur Afanasjev's book "Kanepi kirik" (2002). Two of his recordings were on CD of the singing writers ^[2].

He has also written lyrics for Orelipoiss, Skriimsilm and Päris Anny.

[edit] Film

Afanasjev has made experimental short films since 2006, and has used photos and Microsoft Powerpoint in film production. In June 2008 presented his autobiographical documentary film Where Dreams End and was threatened with a court case concerning that. The film had official premiere on Eclectica festival,^[3]. In April 2009 finished production of documentary film Rong Way about the complicated train travel between Estonia and Western Europe.

[edit] Trivia

Afanasjev survived a caiman bite in 2006 in while visiting the Amazon jungle.

[edit] Notes

1. ^ http://elm.einst.ee/issue/27/younger-estonian-prose/ Younger Estonian Prose by Peeter Helme]
2. ^ Laulvad Kirjanikud published by Kirjandusfestival Prima Vista in 2007
3. ^ http://tartu.postimees.ee/310808/tartu_postimees/kultuur/341269.php

[edit] External links

• Vahur Afanasjev's blog .
• Vahur Afanasjev's Irboska Film production in Youtube.
• Short Overviews of Books by Estonian Authors by Rutt Hinrikus [1]
• Vahur Afanasjev's publications in Estonian National Library

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