The Graveyard Grass
Author:
Elar Kuus (1)
Category:
Prose (533)
Short story (609)
Estonian literature (2)
Translator:
Varsenik Esayan (1)
Age Recommendation: 13+
The events take place in southern Estonia and the Podolian steppes of the Russian Empire during the 1905 Revolution. At the center are Estonian settlers, the young shepherd Elka, and the Ukrainian schoolboy Gritsko, whose lives intersect amid ethnic hostility, social injustice, and tsarist repression. A perilous journey changes their understanding of one another and shows how courage, compassion, and solidarity can overcome suspicion and bring strangers together.