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20th Century Estonian Literature

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  1. Which monumental five-volume novel pentalogy by A. H. Tammsaare chronicles Estonian rural and social life between the 1870s and 1930s?
  2. What was the defining motto of the early 20th-century modernist literary movement 'Noor-Eesti' (Young Estonia), formulated by Gustav Suits?
  3. Which prominent woman poet was the central figure of the expressionist and sensualist 'Siuru' literary group founded in 1917?
  4. Which leading Estonian writer wrote the critical realist novels 'Külmale maale' (1896) and 'Mäeküla piimamees' (1916)?
  5. Which beloved 1912 lyric-humorous novel by Oskar Luts depicts school life at Paunvere parish school featuring characters Arno Tali and Joosep Toots?
  6. What picaresque 1928 novel by August Gailit follows a vagabond wanderer travelling through rural Estonia each summer seeking romance and adventure?
  7. Which literary collective of the late 1930s, including Betti Alver, Heiti Talvik, and Bernard Kangro, emphasized intellectual depth and philosophical form in poetry?
  8. Which celebrated author wrote the classic psychological short stories 'Popi ja Huhuu' and 'Väike Illimar', and served as long-term editor of 'Looming'?
  9. Which tragic lyric poet of the late 19th and early 20th century wrote simple, deeply emotional verses such as 'Ta lendab mesipuu poole' and 'Must lagi on meie toal'?
  10. What is the central philosophical conflict in Volume I of Tammsaare's 'Tõde ja õigus'?

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