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tõnu festival Õnnepalu performing in niguliste church during tallinn literature emil tode , anton nigov estonian 13 september 1962 Õnnepalu.imgp5891.jpg tõnu Õnnepalu
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tõnu Õnnepalu

tõnu Õnnepalu -lrb- born 13 september 1962 -rrb- , also known by the pen names emil tode and anton nigov , is an estonian poet and author .
Õnnepalu was born in tallinn and studied biology at the university of tartu from 1980 to 1985 .
he began his writing career as a poet in 1985 and has published three collections of his works .
in 1993 he garnered international attention when his novel `` piiririik '' -lrb- english translation : `` border state '' -rrb- was published under his pen name 'em il tode ' .
the book was translated into 14 languages and became the most translated estonian book of the 1990s .
that year , he received the annual literary award given by the baltic assembly .
Õnnepalu 's work often explores topics such as homosexuality , isolation and betrayal .
in 1992 , his poem `` inquiétude du fini '' was performed as a choral piece , with notable estonian composer erkki-sven tüür acting as conductor .
in addition to writing novels , tõnu Õnnepalu has translated works into estonian from the french language by such authors as françois mauriac , charles baudelaire and marcel proust and has written for such english language publications as the poetry society .
tõnu Õnnepalu is also a member of the board of governors of the `` eesti maaülikool '' -lrb- estonian university of life sciences -rrb- in tartu .
