Astrid Reinla

Biography

Astrid Reinla (born Astrid Kuningas; March 1, 1948, in Tallinn – January 1, 1995, in Tallinn) was an Estonian writer. Reinla was born in Tallinn. Her father was literary scholar, literary and theatre critic, cultural historian and translator Oskar Kuningas. Her older sister was chess player and journalist Merike Rõtova and her first cousin was actress Helle Kuningas. In 1974 she graduated from the University of Tartu with a degree in Estonian philology. From 1966 until 1969 she worked as a bibliographer at Estonian National Library. from 1974 until 1976, she worked as a language editor at Eesti Raamat, and from 1976 until 1979, at the journal Horisont. Since 1979 she was a freelance writer. Besides books she wrote also worked as a screenwriter for the television programs, including the Eesti Televisioon drama series Õnne 13. Reinla was married to writer and translator Boris Kabur.