Kalle Käsper

Who is Kalle Käsper?

Kalle Käsper is an Estonian writer.

Käsper is the husband of Armenian writer Gohar Markosjan-Käsper. Notable works by Käsper include “Buridanid”, “Taani prints Hamlet, nuhk”. He has co-authored the screenplay of “Jüri Rumm”, a popular Estonian film. His novel «Üksindus on hommikuti hell» has been translated into Russian. Käsper's work “Saksamaa õppetunnid” won a yearly prize of the Russian magazine Zvezda, where this translation was published.

In recent years, Kyle has published in Estonian newspapers comments on politics and current affairs, distinguished by criticism towards the developments in post-Soviet Estonia and disapproval of cultural Americanisation. Käsper as a publicist is also supportive of Russia and Russian president Vladimir Putin and has expressed nostalgic attitudes to some aspects of the Soviet period – none of which is common in the Estonian public. Käsper has also translated into Estonian a number of works by Russian authors.