Erai Raldergye

Erai Raldergye (19 November 1879 - 4 January 1934) is a famous Risevani writer. He wrote mostly short stories and novels, though two plays of his also survive.

Over a thirty-year period Raldergye produced some of the most famous works of Mirselec literature, many of which are still read worldwide today. Known for his variety of styles, from the evocative richness of the Rushalya Elegies to the sparse, terse style of his later novels and short stories, he introduced many foreign literary innovations into his work while at the same time working to promote Mirselec literature worldwide. For this he is often known as one of the "Fathers of modern Mirselec literature", and his works are taught to schoolchildren in Risevne, as part of their compulsory literature course.

Works

This is a list of some of his more famous works.

Novels

• Gatartun (Hesitation), 1904

• Orisani (Midnight), 1906

• Anive so der (The Elect), 1907

Rushalya Elegies (5 novels for a River):

• Kagorbe tari ta Rushalya (Rushalya from the Mountains), 1910

• Nortebusunmi ta Gager (Walks in the Valley Bottom), 1915

• Hinoru ti Dongan (Grandfather's Clock), 1917

• Haiste ta Kirban (The Dawn Watch), 1921

• Wantanor gari ta Rushalya (Rushalya to the Sea), 1924

• Nakemi ti Sostoruc (The Lament of the Sparrows), 1928

• Persander (The Prodigal), 1930

• Varesur (The Fig Tree), 1931

• Farsekarka (Fireworks), 1933