Literary Encounter / Viivi Luik and Aija Sakova

Literary meetings of the Book Year continue at Koidula Museum

On Wednesday, March 12 at 18:00, Viivi Luik and literary scholar Aija Sakova will be visiting.

Viivi Luik (born 1946) is an internationally recognized Estonian poet, prose writer, and essayist. Her work has long had a significant impact on the self-awareness and self-belief of Estonians. She has received prestigious literary and cultural awards, including the National Thought Award presented by the University of Tartu, and she is a recipient of the Order of the White Star, III class. As the wife of writer and diplomat Jaak Jõerüüt, Viivi has lived in several European countries, as well as the USA. Recently, she released a book of verbal portraits "Golden Crown," for which she received the Cultural Endowment's main literary prize in 2024. Her latest essay collection "The Breaking of Sanctity" was published in the fall of 2024.

The conversation evening is hosted by literary scholar Aija Sakova. In addition to compiling literary research ("Poetics of Memory," 2020) and critique collections (most recently a collection interpreting Ene Mihkelson's work “Almost Everything,” 2024), she has also published a poetry collection ("Father's Kiss," 2020) and a prose work “Courage to Live. Letters to Käbi” (2019).

The number of places is limited!

A limited quantity (30 pcs) of tickets for 8€ is available in pre-sale (on Fienta, the museum website, and at the Koidula Museum box office).

*If free seats are available, tickets can be purchased on-site an hour before the event for 10€.

The literary meetings are supported by the Cultural Endowment.