Tallinna narrid ja narrikesed
Tallinna narrid ja narrikesed is a satirical 1892 series by Eduard Bornhöhe depicting cranks in their daily activities. Particularly famous is the first part, Kuulsuse narrid, whose protagonists Jaan Tatikas and Saalomon Vesipruul have become well-known stereotypes in Estonian culture.
Composition
The series consists of two parts, Kuulsuse narrid and Raha narrid. The first part is widely known; the second part was suppressed as inconvenient during Soviet occupation and is consequently little known.Characters
Saalomon Vesipruul
Saalomon Vesipruul, one of the protagonists of the first part, is a talentless aspiring writer.Jaan Tatikas
Jaan Tatikas, one of the protagonists of the first part, is an incompetent and uneducated aspiring inventor.One of the most famous failed inventions of Tatikas was a man-powered device supposedly capable of moving over land and water and flying in air. Tatikas named the device Kallewipoegk, a horribly misspelt but recognisable reference to Kalevipoeg.
The first part ends with Jaan Tatikas accidentally blowing up his house while trying to invent a machine to convert dolomite into pork, but surviving due to being away during the explosion.