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Central European University Press
Estonian literature in its written form is little more than a century old. As Estonia was part of the Russian Empire, then of the Soviet Union, it is something of a miracle that the powerful presence of the Baltic Germans, the periods of Russification, and other more subtle forms of cultural pressure, have not eradicated Estonian as a serious literary language. One of the central figures to... Read more
Introduction, Freedom and Death, The Golden Hoop, Arthur Valdes Cannibals, Echo of the Epoch, The Wanderer, The Mermaid, The Air is Full of Passion, The Poet and the Idiot, The Day of the Androgyne, Author’s notes.
Biography
Friedebert Tuglas (1886–1971) was Estonian writer, exerted a steady and profound influence on the whole evolution of Estonian literature during the 20th century. He was a leading figure of the Noor-Eesti (Young Estonia) movement, and is considered to be the master of Estonian short story.
