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Border State (30th Anniversary Classic Edition)

Border State (30th Anniversary Classic Edition)

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Baltic Assembly Annual Literary Prize (1993)
This classic commemorative edition for the 30th anniversary of the publication of Estonia's literary masterpiece that has been translated into the most foreign languages ​​since its independence, especially includes the author's preface specially written for the new Chinese edition.

Human life always feels like a perfect border country. An eternal leap towards an aimless tomorrow.

The nameless narrator came from Eastern Europe, which was once shrouded in the Iron Curtain of Communism, to the free and wealthy Western Europe. After experiencing various shocks and events, he fell into the blurred boundary between memory, imagination and reality, and began to write letters to an unknown recipient. Talk and confess endlessly. The narrator confesses that he killed his lover, a French professor with a high social and economic status, and then walked away, escaping justice and ending up unknown... at least that's what the letter left behind said.

Border states refer to a series of countries located between Western Europe and Russia, including Estonia. These countries were once part of the Soviet Union, and they also became Europe's "borders" to prevent the expansion of the Soviet communist regime, penetrate into them, and even cross them. The borders drawn by people are invisible, so the border countries do not seem to really exist and are ignored by others. After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the border countries sandwiched between East and West began to search for their own identity and face their own non-existence in the new world of their dreams.

Tonu Onebolu is the first generation of Estonians to break away from the Iron Curtain and the most high-profile writer. This book is the author's deep reflection on the identity and communication issues faced by Estonians after Estonia became independent, opened its borders, and joined the European Union. . Compared with Taiwan, which is also on the edge of great power, this book has a special significance - re-examining oneself from the perspective of others.

Thirty years later, history is repeating itself, and powerful forces are threatening them again. Whether in Europe or Asia, border countries are still struggling with their existence and identity.

We believe that the past is completely gone, that we have left it behind. But no, it came back.
Eastern Europe, which had previously seemed integrated into the vast modern world, was once again a red line on the map.
Again, the present is scary and the future is hazy. We are back in the border country.
 

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