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Jüri Kallas

b. 1967

Estonian writer, translator and editor (born 1967)

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Born 1967. Jüri Kallas is an Estonian editor and translator.

Jüri Kallas (born 20 April 1967) is an Estonian science fiction expert, translator, publisher and editor. Jüri Kallas has worked for publishers Elmatar and Fantaasia as a compiler and editor. He is currently working on handing out the Estonian Science Fiction Association award Stalker, developing the Estonian science fiction bibliography and is an active contributor for the online science-fiction magazine Reaktor. He has written afterwords for novels and collections. He has translated into Estonian texts by Vladimir Arenev, Alexander Belyaev, Kir Bulychev, Robert E. Howard, Rafał Kosik, Henry Kuttner, H. P. Lovecraft, H. L. Oldie, Viktor Pelevin, Alexandr Siletsky, Mikhail Uspensky, Ilya Varshavsky and others. In addition, Jüri Kallas has worked for different publishers, choosing and editing dozens of crime and romance novels and written forewords for them. He has also published literature criticism and his views and opinions about current political events in Estonia. He has been an editorial board member of the online magazine Algernon.

Publications Anthologies (compiler) "Olend väljastpoolt meie maailma" (Öölane) Tartu: Elmatar, 1995 "Stalker 2002" (Maailma fantastikakirjanduse tippteoseid) Tartu: Fantaasia, 2002

Collections (compiler and/or foreword) H. P. Lovecraft "Pimeduses sosistaja" (Öölane) Tartu: Elmatar, 1996 Robert E. Howard "Conan ja Musta ranniku kuninganna" (Tempus fugit) Tartu: Elmatar, 1999 Robert E. Howard "Conan ja värelev vari" (Tempus fugit) Tartu: Elmatar, 2000 Robert E. Howard "Conan ja punane kants" (Tempus fugit) Tartu: Elmatar, 2000 Veiko Belials "Helesiniste Liivade laul" (Maailma fantastikakirjanduse tippteoseid) Tartu: Fantaasia, 2002 Indrek Hargla "Hathawareti teener" (Maailma fantaasiakirjanduse tippteosed) Tartu: Fantaasia, 2002 Robert E. Howard "Pimeduse rahvas" (Maailma fantaasiakirjanduse tippteosed) Tartu: Fantaasia, 2002 H. G. Wells "Mister Skelmersdale haldjamaal" (Hea tuju raamat) Tartu: Fantaasia, 2002 Robert E. Howard "Aed täis hirmu" (Maailma fantastikakirjanduse tippteoseid) Tartu: Fantaasia, 2003 Stephen King "Kõik on mõeldav: 14 sünget lugu" Tallinn: Pegasus, 2003 Stephen King "Kõik on mõeldav: 14 sünget lugu" Tallinn: Pegasus, 2005 Indrek Hargla "Suudlevad vampiirid" (Eesti fantastikakirjanduse tippteosed) Tartu: Fantaasia, 2011

Novels (afterwords) Isaac Asimov "Teine Asum" Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 1996 Roger Zelazny "Valguse Isand" (Öölane) Tartu: Elmatar, 1997 Robert A. Heinlein "Nukkude isandad" (Tempus fugit) Tartu: Elmatar, 1998 Robert Silverberg "Aja maskid" (Tempus fugit) Tartu: Elmatar, 1998 Ray Bradbury "Vist on kuri tulekul" (Tempus fugit) Tartu: Elmatar, 1999 Arthur C. Clarke "Lapsepõlve lõpp" (Tempus fugit) Tartu: Elmatar, 1999 Philip K. Dick "Blade Runner: Kas androidid unistavad elektrilammastest?" (42) Tallinn: Tänapäev, 2001 Kurt Vonnegut "Kassikangas" (42) Tallinn: Tänapäev, 2001 Michael Moorcock "Saatusemerel purjetaja" (Maailma fantaasiakirjanduse tippteoseid) Tartu: Fantaasia, 2002 Tiit Tarlap "Meie, kromanjoonlased" (Ulmeguru soovitab) Pärnu: Ji, 2009

Appearances 19. juuli 2014 Estcon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvyKUaD-cTs Ulmeraamatute kaanekujundused maailmas

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Estonian writer, translator and editor (born 1967)

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Jüri Kallas was born on 20 April 1967.

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