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Musta mantliga mees

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Musta mantliga mees
AuthorEduard Vilde
LanguageEstonian
PublisherK. Busch
Publication date
1886
Publication placeEstonia
Media typePrint

Musta mantliga mees (The Man in the Black Coat) is a novel written by Eduard Vilde in 1883 and published in 1886.[1][2] It deals with social criticism.[3] The story begins with the sentence: "A heavy hand was placed on his shoulder, a low voice said, 'You are a murderer!'"[4][5]

Characters

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  • Dr. Anton Meding: the Man in the Black Coat
  • Count Edvin Palmer: the owner of Elvita Manor
  • Countess Dorothea Palmer: the wife of Edwin Palmer, mother of Laura and Armand
  • Lady Laura Palmer: Edvin Palmer's 19-year-old daughter
  • Armand Palmer: the Palmers' sickly 10-year-old son
  • Leib Jochel: the Jewish usurer that lusts after Count Palmer's daughter Laura, whom he wishes to marry
  • Albert Palmer: the previous owner of Elvita Manor, older brother of Edvin Palmer, who bequeaths Elvita Manor to Edvin
  • Baron Hugo von Lammerheim: the new owner of the neighboring estate of the Palmers

References

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  1. ^ Twentieth-Century Eastern European Writers: Second series, Volume 2. Detroit: Steven Serafin. 2000. p. 310.
  2. ^ Hasselblatt, Cornelius (2008). Geschichte der estnischen Literatur: von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Berlin: De Gruyter. p. 336.
  3. ^ "Eduard Vilde". Estonian Writers' Online Dictionary. Tartu: University of Tartu Department of Literature and Theater Studies. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  4. ^ Tuglas, Friedebert (1959). Teosed: Valik kriitilisi tõid. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus. p. 253.
  5. ^ Mihkla, Karl (1972). Eduard Vilde, elu ja looming. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat. p. 103.