Rein Saluri

Rein Saluri (22 September 1939 – 13 October 2023) was an Estonian writer and playwright.

Biography Rein Saluri was born in Tammiku, Salla Parish (now part of Väike-Maarja Parish). In 1946, when he was seven, Saluri, along with his family, was deported to Tobolsk by Soviet authorities. They were later permitted to return to Estonia in 1951. Saluri graduated from Tartu State University with a degree in biology in 1964.1962–1989, he was a member of Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Saluri died on 13 October 2023, at the age 84.

Awards Friedebert Tuglas short story award (1973) Juhan Smuul literary award (1977) Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award (1981) Juhan Smuul literary award (1983) Honored Writer of the Estonian SSR Friedebert Tuglas Short Story Award (1988) Juhan Smuul Annual Literature Prize (1989) Order of the White Star, V Class (2001)

Selected works short story "Mälu" (1972) play "Külalised" (1974) short story "Kõnelused" (1976) short story "Rebane räästa all" (1979) short story "Üks, kaks ja korraga" (1983) short story "Puusõda" (1985) short story "Vaikne elu" (1988) play "Minek" (1989)