Mudlum (born Made Luiga; 31 July 1966) is an

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writer and literary critic. She studied at the Estonian Humanitarian Institute (Eesti Humanitaarinstituut) and the

Estonian Academy of Arts The Estonian Academy of Arts ( Estonian: ''Eesti Kunstiakadeemia'', EKA) is the only public university in Estonia providing higher education in art, design, architecture, media, art history and conservation-restoration. It is based in Tallinn. A ...

(Eesti Kunstiakadeemia). Her books include: * ''Mitte ainult minu tädi Ellen (Not Just My Aunt Ellen,'' Strata, 2020), which is centered on the late life and relations of Mudlum's aunt Ellen, the mentally ill partner of the Estonian communist writer

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. *''Poola poisid (Polish Boys''), Strata, 2019 (winner of the

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), 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 ''

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''. *''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). She was a member of the defunct cultural association ZA/UM. Several of her books are based on her memories placed at the

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island where her maternal ancestral home is situated. She is the first writer in history to receive the

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annual prose prize two years in a row.

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