Mudlum at the Opinion Festival 2021 in Paide, EstoniaMudlum
Mudlum (born Made Luiga; 31 July 1966) is an Estonian writer and literary critic.
She studied at the Estonian Humanitarian Institute (Eesti Humanitaarinstituut) and the Estonian Academy of Arts (Eesti Kunstiakadeemia). Her books include:
Mitte ainult minu tädi Ellen (Not Just My Aunt Ellen, Strata, 2020),[1] which is centered on the late life and relations of Mudlum's aunt Ellen, the mentally ill partner of the Estonian communist writer Juhan Smuul.[2]
Poola poisid (Polish Boys), Strata, 2019 (winner of the EU Prize for Literature), the events depicted in the book are loosely based on the development of the ZA/UM cultural movement which later went on to publish the acclaimed computer RPG Disco Elysium.[3][4]
Linnu silmad (Bird Eyes, Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn, 2016).
Ilus Elviira: burleskne jutustus (Beautiful Elviira: A Burlesque Story, Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn, 2015)
Tõsine inimene (A Serious Person, ZA/UM, Tallinn, 2014)
She is also a well-known literary critic. Her essays have been published in the volume Ümberjutustaja (The Narrator, Elusamus, 2017).[5] She was a member of the defunct cultural association ZA/UM.[6][7] Several of her books are based on her memories placed at the Muhu island where her maternal ancestral home is situated.[8] She is the first writer in history to receive the Estonian Cultural Endowment annual prose prize two years in a row.[9]
