XX sajand, selle lootusrikas koidik, aasta 1910, von Grünewaldtide Orrisaare (Esna) mõisa klaasverandal. Kõik on alles nii, nagu ikka on olnud, kõik uus on alles õhus, kõik alles loodavad sellest kõigest midagi, eriti muidugi noored, nagu Freifraulein Lisi von G. Tema elu peab tingimata tulema hoopis teistsugune kui see, mida elavad tema ema ja isa! Ja tulebki. Ainult muidugi ei oska preili von G. seal verandal oma aednikupoisist unistades arvatagi, kui teistsugune see tuleb. Tema elu, ja kõigi nende inimeste, kes selle sajandi läbi peavad tegema. Ta elab 103-aastaseks. Ta saab näha kõige selle kadu. Olla õnnelik? Jah, kindlasti. Kindlaminigi kui Neo, tema vanim poeg, ainus, kes sõjast eluga pääseb, ja kes oskab sellest kõigest tunda veel vaid väsimust. Raamatuga on kaasas „Klaasveranda” audioraamat. Poeemi tekstid on sisse lugenud Tõnu Õnnepalu.
Author
An Estonian author and poet who also writes as Emil Tode and Anton Nigov. Õnnepalu was born in Tallinn and studied biology at the University of Tartu from 1980 to 1985. He began his writing career as a poet in 1985 and has published three collections of his works. In 1993 he garnered international attention when his novel Piiririik (English translation: "Border State") was published under his pen name 'Emil Tode'. The book was translated into 14 languages and became the most translated Estonian book of the 1990s. That year, he received the annual literary award given by the Baltic Assembly. Õnnepalu's work often explores topics such as homosexuality, isolation and betrayal. In 1992, his poem "Inquiétude du Fini" was performed as a choral piece, with notable Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür acting as conductor. In addition to writing novels, Tõnu Õnnepalu has translated works into Estonian from the French language by such authors as François Mauriac, Charles Baudelaire and Marcel Proust and has written for such English language publications as the Poetry Society. Tõnu Õnnepalu is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Eesti Maaülikool (Estonian University of Life Sciences) in Tartu. From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B5...
