Piret Saluri


Piret Saluri is an Estonian translator and diplomat.

Education

Piret Saluri studied at and Tallinn High School No. 21, where she graduated in 1962. In 1962, she entered Tartu State University to study medicine. In 1971, she graduated from the university's Estonian philology program in the journalism track with her thesis Isikuintervjuu mõnedest probleemidest, supervised by Helle Tiisväli.

Career

From 1964 to 1972, Saluri worked at Estonian Television, first as an editor of children's and youth programs, and later literary programs. From 1972 to 1975 she was part of the editorship of the magazines Pioneer and Täheke. From 1975 to 1990, she was a freelance translator.
From 1991 to 1995, she worked at the Estonian Embassy in Helsinki as first embassy secretary, and from 1995 to 2002 she was the chief of protocol for the president of Estonia.

Creative work

Piret Saluri has translated over fifty works into Estonian, mainly from Finnish, and to a lesser extent from English and Russian. Saluri's translations include Finnish and Russian classics as well as top works of children's literature, as well as essays and non-fiction, and audio plays. Finland's described Saluri's translations as follows: "Piret Saluri has managed to capture Waltari's style down to the subtleties: in these books, Mika Waltari speaks to us in Estonian!"
Piret Saluri is a corresponding member of the Finnish Literature Society, a member of the Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters, and a member of the Estonian Writers' Union. From 2020 to 2022, she was a member of the council of the Kultuurileht Foundation.

Personal life

Piret Saluri's paternal grandfather was the lawyer, military officer, and former Minister of the Interior Theodor Rõuk. She married the writer Rein Saluri in 1966.

Awards and recognitions