The Cavemen Chronicle
by
Mihkel Mutt
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
EST Estonian Literature Series
ISBN-10
1564787087
ISBN-13
9781564787088
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Imprint
Dalkey Archive Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 4th, 2016
Print length
416 Pages
Weight
548 grams
Dimensions
14.20 x 21.70 x 3.30 cms
Product Classification:
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Fiction: special features
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The bunker-like café in Tallinn known as “The Cave” is the epicenter of bohemian culture in Soviet-era Estonia. The café’s regulars, the “Cavemen,” escape the dreary reality above ground with vodka and high-minded discussion in their hideaway. Mihkel Mutt’s novel provides an illuminating look at life on the fringes of occupied Estonian society.
This novel paints a fascinating portrait of bohemian culture in Estonia in the last quarter of the twentieth century. The "cavemen" in question are the regulars at the underground (both literally and figuratively) bar called "The Cave," including artists, musicians, writers, and philosophers, who escape the dreary Soviet reality "above" with vodka and high-minded discussion in their secret hideaway. The arrival of national independence upsets the balance of these dissidents'' lifestyle, and the narrator recounts how each individual adapts to their newfound freedom. The Cavemen Chronicle presents an illuminating and thrilling look into life on the fringes of Soviet culture, both pre- and post perestroika, and is also a meditation on what it means to be an Estonian.
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