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Lehte Hainsalu (married name Lehte Sööt; born 31 October 1938, Haaslava Parish, Tartu County) is an Estonian writer, poet and politician.[1]
In 1961 she graduated from Tartu State University, having studied Estonian philology. After graduation, she worked at the newspaper Edasi; at the Tartu Widget Factory (Estonian: Tartu Aparaaditehas); and at Eesti Televisioon studios in Tartu.[1]
From 1981 to 1990, she was the head of Tartu division of the Estonian Writers' Union.[1]
In 1980, she signed the Letter of 40 intellectuals.[1]
She has won many awards, including the Friedebert Tuglas short story award (1987), and the Karl Eduard Sööt Prize for Children's Poetry (1992, 2015).[1]
- ^ a b c d e Vabar, Sven. "Lehte Hainsalu". sisu.ut.ee. Retrieved 12 January 2021.