In this meticulously researched monograph, readers can explore the twists and turns of Estonia’s literary and cultural evolution, from the 19th to the 21st century.

The book offers a fresh perspective on modernity and postcolonialism, illuminating the complexities of Estonia’s cultural trajectory while contributing to broader discussions on latecomer and postcolonial modernities. It is certainly a must-read for anyone interested in Estonian literature and culture, but will be highly useful for all scholars of modernity and postcolonialism, or the intersection of social thought and belles-lettres.

Piret Peiker is a postdoctoral researcher at the European Research Council financed project in intellectual history Between the Times: Embattled Temporalities and Political Imagination in inter-War Europe, based at Tallinn University, Estonia.

She received her doctoral degree in Comparative Literature from the University of Turku, Finland.