Andres, an Estonian peasant, purchases a smallholding in a marshy
part of the country, which the novel is named after. He takes his
young wife, and an incident with their cow sets the tone for a life
of struggle in which the family grows and gradually lifts itself
out of extreme poverty. They don't only have to strive against the
elements, but also against their neighbour Pearu, a wily and
ruthless man. This Tolstoyan epic amongst the peasantry and the
restless city (in volumes 2 - 4) tells the story of how Tsarist
Estonia developed into the First Republic through the experiences
of a family and in particular the partly autobiographical character
of Indrek, who leaves the land to get an education at the end of
this volume. This monumental work by Estonia's greatest writer is a
European classic which has for too long been neglected in the
English-speaking world.
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