Mait Vaik
{{Short description|Estonian writer and musician}}
Mait Vaik (born August 22, 1969, in Tallinn) is an Estonian writer and musician,{{cite web |title=Mait Vaik - Biography {{!}} Estonian Literature |url=http://www.estlit.ee/elis/?cmd=writer&id=5123 |website=www.estlit.ee |access-date=19 June 2021}} a member of Estonian Writers' Union since 2016.
He has played bass guitar in several alternative rock bands, e.g. Vennaskond, Metro Luminal and Sõpruse Puiestee, while also providing those bands with lyrics. Several songs written to his words have achieved nationwide popularity. The Estonian Writers Online Dictionary describes his poetry as 'socially sensitive, serious and empathetic in its authorial stance'.{{Cite web|last=Pilter|first=Lauri|title=Mait Vaik|url=https://sisu.ut.ee/ewod/v/vaik|access-date=2021-12-05|website=sisu.ut.ee|language=en}}
Awards:
Works
- 2012: poetry collection "Kõigil on alati õigus" ("Everyone is always right")
- 2013: short novel "Juss ja vennad" ("Juss and brothers")
- 2014: collection of short novels "Tööpäeva lõpp" ("End of workday")
- 2016: collection of short novels "Meeleparanduseta" ("Unrepentant")
- 2018: novel "Kurvake sügis" ("Sad Autumn")
- 2021: short novel "Simulatsioon" ("Simulation")
- 2023: novel "Hamilgtonide saaga" ("Saga of the Hamilgtons")
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Category:Estonian male short story writers
Category:21st-century Estonian poets
Category:Estonian rock guitarists
Category:Musicians from Tallinn
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