Estonian literature is literature written in the Estonian language
Fragment of the Wanradt–Koell Catechism (1535), the oldest book printed in Estonian
Estonian grammar (1637) by Heinrich Stahl
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
Indrek Hargla has created the Apothecary Melchior series, in which Melchior Wakenstede solves crimes in medieval Tallinn. Märten Metsaviir has portrayed Melchior in films.
Marie Under was an Estonian poet. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 16 times in 15 separate years.
Marie Under c. 1899.
Portrait of Marie Under by Estonian artist Ants Laikmaa in 1904
"Portrait of Marie Under" (1904), by Ants Laikmaa
Members of the Estonian Siuru literary circle in 1917, rear: Peet Aren, Otto Krusten, and Johannes Semper. front row: Friedebert Tuglas, Artur Adson, Marie Under, August Gailit, and Henrik Visnapuu