Armin Kõomägi (1969) is an Estonian entrepreneur and writer. Kõomägi made a sudden splash in Estonian literature with his debut, the absurd-tinged short story Anonüümsed logistikud, also included in the collection of short stories Amatöör (2005), which talks about men trying to rationally measure their every activity, including beer drinking and pissing. It won the Tuglas Short Story Award in 2006. This powerful debut has been followed by a notable literary journey – for example, Kõomäe’s novel Lui Vutoon (2016), a post-apocalyptic absurdist story set in a shopping centre that gradually turns into a purgatory, won the Estonian Writers’ Union’s novel competition. Kõomägi has created a unique fictional world of his own, with ingredients such as absurd humour, occasionally obscene language, a keen social nerve that includes witty swipes at consumer culture and existentialist questions peeking out from behind this feast. Last year, Kõomäe published his third novel Taevas, a (mental) journey balancing between dreams and the waking world, an odyssey of a modern international man that takes him from one international airport to another, and creates an atmosphere that is recognisably modern and surreal in equal measure.
Performs at
| Date | Event Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 1 June at 14:00 | Armin Kõomägi and Tauno Vahter | Estonian Writers’ Union |
