Anu Saluäär

Anu Saluäär
Saluäär in 2004
Born
Anu Vaher

(1948-09-16) 16 September 1948
Tallinn
Other namesAnu Saluäär-Kall
CitizenshipEstonia
Alma materUniversity of Tartu
OccupationsTranslator, editor, essayist
Years active1972–present
Known forTranslating Scandinavian literature into Estonian; editorial work at Loomingu Raamatukogu
Awards

Anu Saluäär (née Vaher; legally Anu Saluäär-Kall since 2011; born 16 September 1948) is an Estonian translator, editor and essayist. She is best known for translating Scandinavian literature, especially Swedish literature, into Estonian and for her long editorial work with the literary series Loomingu Raamatukogu, where she worked from 1976 to 2018 and served as editor-in-chief from 2008 to 2013. By 2023 she had translated more than fifty literary works and edited many more. Her honours include the Order of the White Star, 5th Class, the Vilhelm Moberg Society Prize, and the Edvin and Lembe Hiedel Editor's Award.