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Jim Ashilevi

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Jim Ashilevi is an Estonian novelist, playwright and poet.

He first gained recognition with his debut play Nagu poisid vihma käes (Like Boys in the Rain) which was praised for its original juxtaposition of poetic imagery and violence — a haunting interrogation of the essence of masculinity. At just twenty years of age, the play won him some of Estonia's highest playwriting awards and positioned him on the literary map as a key voice of his generation.

He went on to publish long and short-form prose and poetry. To date, his body of work includes two coming-of-age novels, Ma olen elus olemise tunne (I Am the Feeling of Being Alive) and Kehade mets (Forest of Flesh), as well as two non-fiction books on theatre.

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	Kehade mets 4.22 avg rating — 548 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Armastuskirju teatrile by Jim Ashilevi (Goodreads Author), Maia Tammjärv (Editor) 4.28 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ma olen elus olemise tunne 3.46 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nagu poisid vihma käes 3.91 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Portselansuits: näidend kahes vaatuses 3.85 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tule, ma jutustan sulle loo by Noori autoreid ‘08, Jim Ashilevi (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jüri Reimand (Contributor) 3.12 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Suutud by Jim Ashilevi (Goodreads Author), Anton Vill (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2025	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ŽILETT by Jim Ashilevi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Valle-Sten Maiste (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Inimene, kes on valinud elukutseks loometee, kaubitseb imedega. Loomulikult vaadatakse ta peale viltu nagu nõiasaatest välja kukkunud šarlatanile. Aga need, kes on loomingu imest osa saanud, ei taha enam kunagi tagasi seda aega, kui nad seda etendust näinud, seda laulu kuulnud või seda raamatut lugenud.”
― Jim Ashilevi, Armastuskirju teatrile

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“Mida ma ütelda tahan, Ike. Sa eu saa oodata surmalt lahendusi. Sa võid ette kujutada, et see lõpetab kõik, mis sinu eksistentsi puutub, aga see on ettekujutus, mitte fakt. Pealegi, tappa ja surra oskab igaüks. Elada mitte. See on ju paradoksaalne. Me teame, mida elus teha saab, aga püüame sellest loobuda. Surma mängureeglitest pole meil aimugi, aga igatseme sinna küll.”
― Jim Ashilevi, Portselansuits: näidend kahes vaatuses

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“Mida me üldse oma sõprade kohta teame? Kui sügavalt me nende suurimaid läbielamisi tegelikult mõistame? Võib-olla isegi mõistame, aga ega me ju ei taju. See on hämmastav, kui vähe me elu jooksul teiste inimeste kohta teada saame. Teiste elude kohta. Me näeme ainult seda, mis akendest paistab, ja mõtleme sealt ise edasi. Ja kuna teiste elusid elada ei saa, tuleb need ise välja mõelda.”
― Jim Ashilevi, Kehade mets

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