Summary of Burning Cities
“Burning Cities” tells the story of Liisi, Peeter, and their daughter Tiina, who grows up amid the ruins of Tartu, in Soviet-era Estonia, in the years following the Second World War. It is a family history, composed of short chapters and written in an almost poetic style, told from the perspective of the child, Tiina.
Reasons to read Burning CitiesÂ
“Burning Cities” offers a fascinating insight into everyday life in Estonia during the communist period. Kai Aareleid won the Estonian Writer of the Year Award in 2016 for her novel “Burning Cities”, which was also longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award in 2020.
Setting: Tartu (Estonia)
Original title: Linnade põletamine
Year of publication: 2016
Nr of pages: 256
