Waanenburgi tapatalgud - Matt Barker

Situated on the border between science fiction and horror literature, Matt Barker's "Waanenburg Massacres" is the fourth book by a medical student at the University of Tartu.
This is not typical Estonian literature, which is already confirmed by the characters' names and the fictional setting, their setting against a global background. The visionary nature and dynamic action of Barker's work allow it to be read as entertainment on the one hand, but on the other, he has created an apocalyptic dystopia with political overtones, a warning model of the kind of future society we are moving towards as the agony of consumption and total war grow. This is literature whose sources can be found in the works of George Orwell and Robert Merle, as well as in the gloomy atmosphere of August Gailit's earlier short stories and "The Purple Death". Kriitikas (EPl 17. 01. 2003) has rated
Matt Barker's book as one of the best Estonian non-fiction books of 2002

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