Until 1863, August Kitzberg was known as August Kits. He grew up in Niitsaadu farmstead in
Penuja village,
Abja Parish (1857–1871), where his brother, Jaak Kits, was a schoolteacher. He worked for a time in
Viljandi and present-day
Latvia before moving to
Tartu in 1901, where he worked as a manager of the newspaper
Postimees. His early works consisted of comedies and humorous stories of village life. In Tartu, Kitzberg began working with
Karl Menning at the
Vanemuine Theatre, and his plays developed a component of social criticism. There is a monument and museum dedicated to Kitzberg in
Karksi-Nuia. His play,
Tuulte pöörises, was chosen for the opening play of the
Rakvere Theatre in 1940. ==Works==