Author | Eduard Vilde |
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Country | Estonia |
Language | Estonian |
Publisher | K. Busch |
Publication date | 1886 |
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Musta mantliga mees (The Man in the Black Coat) is a novel written by Eduard Vilde in 1883 and published in 1886. [1] [2] It deals with social criticism. [3] The story begins with the sentence: "A heavy hand was placed on his shoulder, a low voice said, 'You are a murderer!'" [4] [5]
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