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Estonian writers Vahur Afanasjev and Justin Petrone: The heavy feeling has lifted from Estonians By 164shares Kristel Kont talked to Estonian writers Vahur Afanasjev and Justin Petrone about writing at the time of the coronavirus pandemic and the shifts they are observing in literature and society. Vahur Afanasjev is an Estonian writer and poet who became a household name in the Estonian literary scene with his novel “Serafima and Bogdan” (2017), a story spanning several generations in a Russian Old Believers village on Lake Peipus, Estonia. His latest novel, “Õitsengu äärel” (“On Brink of Bloom”), was released in November 2020. Justin Petrone is a US-born writer and journalist who first moved to Estonia in 2003. He is the author of nine books, among others the “Minu Eesti” (“My Estonia”) trilogy and the novel, “Montreali deemonid” (“The Demons of Montreal”). The English version of his latest book, “Minu Viljandi” (“My Viljandi”), will

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