In addition to writing novels, Tõnu Õnnepalu has translated works into Estonian from the French language by such authors as François Mauriac, Charles Baudelaire and Marcel Proust and has written for such English language publications as the Poetry Society.
Ademais de escribir, Tõnu Õnnepalu traduciu obras ao estoniano desde o francés de autores tales como François Mauriac, Charles Baudelaire e Marcel Proust e escribiu en publicacións inglesas como a Poetry Society.