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The Czar's Madman Jaan Kross

The Czar's Madman Jaan Kross. Juulia AS. About the author. Jaan Kross was an Estonian writer: Tallinn, 19th February 1920 Jacob Westholm's Grammar school University ofTartu: Law School Started his writing carreer as a poet Became a professional writer about history

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The Czar's Madman Jaan Kross

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  1. The Czar's MadmanJaan Kross Juulia AS

  2. About the author Jaan Kross was an Estonian writer: Tallinn, 19th February 1920 Jacob Westholm's Grammar school University ofTartu: Law School Started his writing carreer as a poet Became a professional writer about history Died 27th December 2007

  3. More books: "Between Three Plagues" "Professor Martens' Departure" "Treading Air" "The Wikman Boys"

  4. The main characters Timotheus von Bock- he is the main character of the story although referred as a third person by his brother in law Jacob Mättik- the brother in law of Timotheus, also the narrator of the story Eeva von Bock- Timotheus' wife, the sister of Jacob

  5. The book The story takes place in the beginning of the 19th century. Aristocrat Timotheus marries a peasant girl Eeva to prve that good men are equal before nature, god and ideals. He writes a letter to the Czar, criticizing the way in which his family runs the country. His open mindness is enough to bring accusations of "insanity". He is inprisoned for 9 years as a traitor and later released into house arrest because of his "madness".

  6. The main point The main issues discussed are: Is Timotheus really mad? Is it madness, offering one's opinion? Was Timotheus mad for not fleeing his house arrest? All those questions and more are discussed in the novel by Jacob, in diary form

  7. More about the book "The Czar's Madman" is not only extra- ordinary because of its time of publishing, it is a really valuable piece of literature It is translated into more than 16 languages It is the best known Estonian novel The book won the 1989 Le Prix du Milleur Livre Etranger The characters and most of the story are real, only the narrator is made up

  8. What makes this book good The language The diary form Explanation History The story itself

  9. Used sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Czar%27s_Madman http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keisri_Hull http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Kross http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Kross Jaan Kross "The Czar's Madman"

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