Viivi Luik

Viivi Luik

VIIVI LUIK (Tänassilma, 1946) is an Estonian poet and prose writer. Two of her novels – Seitsmes rahukevad (The Seventh Spring of Peace, 1985) and Ajaloo ilu (The Beauty of History, 1991) – were translated into several foreign languages.

VARIOUS STATES OF LIES

I mentioned to a friend yesterday that I was preparing a lecture for the Night University and he was naturally interested in the topic. When I said I would talk about lies, he thought it was an exceptionally demanding theme. Together, we decided that once you are born into this