Summary of The Cavemen Chronicle
“The Cavemen Chronicle” is a historical novel, exploring 20th-century Estonian history, from the Soviet era to the Estonian independence in the 1990s. The novel is centred around ‘The Cave’, an underground bar in Tallinn where the protagonists come together to drink and talk.
Reasons to read The Cavemen Chronicle
“The Cavemen Chronicle” offers an engaging and insightful look into recent Estonian history through the eyes of a group of bohemian artists in Tallinn. Mihkel Mutt, a celebrated Estonian author, has twice won the Virumaa Literature Prize for best historical novel, including for “The Cavemen Chronicle”. He also won the Estonian Writer of the Year Award in 2017.
Setting: Tallinn (Estonia)
Book set in Estonia: Tallinn – The Cave is believed to be inspired on a real underground club named Kuku Club (or Kujutavate kunstide klubi).
Original title: Kooparahvas läheb ajalukku
Year of publication: 2012
Nr of pages: 416
