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{{Short description|1893 novel by Eduard Bornhöhe}}
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'''''Furst Gabriel or Last Days of the Pirita Monastery''''' ({{langx|et|Vürst Gabriel ehk Pirita kloostri viimsed päevad}}) is an [[Estonia]]n historical novelle by [[Eduard Bornhöhe]].

This historical story, first published in 1893, is the last of [[Eduard Bornhöhe]]'s historical novelles, as in 1893, the Russian Empire's [[censorship]] prohibited publication of historical novelles, fearing it might cause too strong [[patriotism|patriotic]] feelings in provincial regions.

The story is set during a [[Livonian War]] era peasant uprising.  A central plot device is a [[Catholic]] [[nunnery]] dedicated to [[St. Brigitta]] (see [[Pirita monastery]]).  The monastery's medieval buildings are currently in [[ruins]] and considered a [[museum]]; however, the organisational structure was restored after end of [[Soviet occupation]].

While other major historical novelles by [[Eduard Bornhöhe]] have been included in lists of mandatory reading by Soviet authorities, this book was usually considered too long for that, and thus, it's mostly known through its extremely popular 1969 movie adaptation, ''[[Viimne reliikvia]]'' ([[Estonian language|Estonian]] for ''The last relic'') directed by [[Grigori Kromanov]] and adapted by [[Arvo Valton]].

[[Category:Estonian novels]]
[[Category:1893 novels]]
[[Category:Novels set in the 16th century]]


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