Böcker av Jaan Kross

The story of a man who rose from peasant stock to become Estonia's most famous medieval chronicler - The third novel in a historical trilogy by Estonia's most famous writer

The story of a man who rose from peasant stock to become Estonia's most famous medieval chronicler - The second novel in a historical trilogy by Estonia's most famous writer

The story of a man who rose from peasant stock to become Estonia's most famous medieval chronicler - The first novel in a historical trilogy by Estonia's most famous writer

"Treading Air" follows the life of Ullo Paerand through 30 years of violent political upheaval. He witnesses first the Soviet and then the German occupation of Estonia. The narrative unfolds in stories imparted to an unknown "author" by a 70 year-old Ullo.

Six stories based around the time Estonians were slaves in their own home.

Timo von Bock's release by the Czar from nine years' incarceration does not spell the end of the Baron's troubles: he is confined to his Livonian estate to live under the constant eye of police informers planted among his own household, and is subjected to endless humiliations. It is claimed that he is a madman and in need of 'protection'.