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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 is a member of the cultural association ZA/UM.[6] Several of her books are based on her memories placed at the Muhu island where her maternal ancestral home is situated.[7] She is the first writer in history to receive the Estonian Cultural Endowment annual prose prize two years in a row.[8]

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Mudlum (d. i. Made Luiga, * 31. Juli 1966 in Pärnu) ist eine estnische Schriftstellerin und Literaturkritikerin.

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