Estonian Literary Magazine Autumn 2018 Nº47 elm.estinst.ee MORE INFORMATION SOURCES: ESTONIAN INSTITUTE Eesti Instituut Suur-Karja 14, 10140 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 631 4355 www.estinst.ee ESTONIAN LITERATURE CENTRE Eesti Kirjanduse Teabekeskus Sulevimägi 2-5 10123 Tallinn, Estonia www.estlit.ee ESTonian Writers’ UNION Eesti Kirjanike Liit Harju 1, 10146 Tallinn, Estonia Phone: +372 6 276 410, +372 6 276 411
[email protected] www.ekl.ee The current issue of ELM was supported by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia © 2018 by the Estonian Institute. ISSN 1406-5703 Editorial Board: Tiit Aleksejev, Adam Cullen, Peeter Helme, Ilvi Liive, Helena Läks, Piret Viires Editor: Berit Kaschan · Translator: Adam Cullen · Language editor: Robyn Laider Layout: Piia Ruber On the Cover: Vahur Afanasjev. Photo by Piia Ruber Estonian Literary Magazine is included in the EBSCO Literary Reference Center Contents 2 A Perfect Day by Eva Koff 4 A small assortment of the Estonian new drama competition’s tastiest treats by Mihkel Seeder 8 Most important of all is the person. An interview with Vahur Afanasjev by Holger Kaints 18 Serafima and Bogdan by Vahur Afanasjev 22 The Dodo’s decision by Maarja Kangro 28 It’s worth seeing what’s good. An interview with Kadri Hinrikus by Kristi Helme 32 EstLitFest: an open-air snow globe on foreign soil by Adam Cullen 36 Being one with the world, i.e. why leave home? An interview with Viivi Luik by Aija Sakova 40 One nature, one mind, one cloud. The ecognosis of Aare Pilv by Hasso Krull 46 Book reviews by Maria Lee Liivak, Peeter Helme, Oliver Berg and Maarja Helena Meriste A Perfect Day by Eva Koff “A Perfect Day” is a new ELM column, in which individuals associated with liter- ature in Estonia share their recipes for a perfect day.