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Stories Set in Tallinn
Tallinn is Estonia's walled medieval capital on the Gulf of Finland. Guild halls and an old-town pharmacy open since 1422: it sells the Middle Ages by the square meter, and its fictional detective tends the same streets. Melchior the Apothecary mixed his cures here; Screwed in Tallinn toured it. Open Tallinn on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
Open Tallinn on the StoryTerra map5 famous stories set in Tallinn
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Browse 3 books and 2 movies set in Tallinn.
Screwed in Tallinn
Percy Nilegaard collects Swedish single men and embarks on a bus trip to Tallinn with a so-called "highly-experienced driver".
You Shall Know Our Velocity!
In his first novel, Dave Eggers has written a moving and hilarious tale of two friends who fly around the world trying to give away a lot of money and free themselves from a profound loss. It reminds us once again what…
Melchior the Apothecary
In medieval Tallinn a famous knight who is freed from the pirates of the Baltic Sea is murdered. The hero's head is cut off and his mouth is stuffed with coins. The gold chain he bought the same day is missing. The…
Apteeker Melchior ja Oleviste mõistatus
Kriminaalromaan vanast TallinnastEsimese eesti gooti kriminaalromaani tegevus toimub Tallinnas anno domini 1409. Selle sündmustik on ajendatud vanadest Läänemere legendidest ja Tallinna ajaloost ning romaani tegelaste…
Nullpunkt
«Nullpunkt» on aus ja ilustamata romaan 21. sajandi algusaastate Eesti koolinoorte elust. Peategelasel, probleemsest kodust ja halvast koolist pärit Johannesel õnnestub end ühte Tallinna eliitkooli sisse rääkida, kuid…
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