Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878-1940) examines life and love in "Life and Love" with such depth that both seem to dissolve. Irma, a young and naive girl, moves from the countryside to the city. There, she hopes to fulfill her vague longings and nameless dreams. She takes a position as a maid for the solitary Mr. Ikka, and a complicated game of love and longing begins. Does Mr. Ikka love Irma? Or does Irma secretly have feelings for Mr. Ikka? Does he want to seduce her? Or does she long for nothing more than to be loved by him? Love must be repeatedly negotiated, confirmed, questioned, or discussed in this whimsical novel, which is both light as a feather and heavy as lead, clever and tragic, compassionate and ruthless. Just when one thinks they have certainty about it...