Mihkel Mutt
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Mihkel Mutt is an Estonian writer and arts journalist.
from 1971 to 1976. After completing his studies, he was an editor at a publishing house and for various literary journals until 1987. After he worked two years as a dramatist at a youth theater. Since 1992 he is a member of the PEN Estonia
, which he led from 1996 to 1999 as president.
Between 1990/91 Mutt was the head of the Information Department in the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the same time, he was chief correspondent of the weekly newspaper Eesti Aeg
. In 1992 he was awarded a scholarship at the Schloß Wiepersdorf artist house. From 1997 to 2005 Mutt headed the cultural journal Sirp. He is the chief editor of Estonia's most important literary magazine Looming
since November 2005.
Mihkel Mutt has published a number of short stories, literary criticism and essays since the 1970s. His prose is characterized by irony and satire. His novels deal with socio-cultural and interpersonal issues. In 1994 he received the Virumaa Literature Prize for his novel Rahvusvaheline mees ( "The International Man.")
Among the most important:
Life
Mihkel Mutt was the son of the famous translator and English philologist Oleg Mutt. He studied Estonian philology at the University of TartuUniversity of Tartu
The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia...
from 1971 to 1976. After completing his studies, he was an editor at a publishing house and for various literary journals until 1987. After he worked two years as a dramatist at a youth theater. Since 1992 he is a member of the PEN Estonia
International PEN
PEN International , the worldwide association of writers, was founded in London in 1921 to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere....
, which he led from 1996 to 1999 as president.
Between 1990/91 Mutt was the head of the Information Department in the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the same time, he was chief correspondent of the weekly newspaper Eesti Aeg
Eesti Aeg
Eesti Aeg was a newspaper in the newly independent Republic of Estonia, published as a weekly broadsheet newspaper in 1991–1995 and four issues as a monthly newsmagazine in 1996...
. In 1992 he was awarded a scholarship at the Schloß Wiepersdorf artist house. From 1997 to 2005 Mutt headed the cultural journal Sirp. He is the chief editor of Estonia's most important literary magazine Looming
Looming (journal)
-Literary journal:Looming was founded in 1923 by the Estonian writer Friedebert Tuglas. Its purpose was the publication and popularization of Estonian contemporary literature...
since November 2005.
Mihkel Mutt has published a number of short stories, literary criticism and essays since the 1970s. His prose is characterized by irony and satire. His novels deal with socio-cultural and interpersonal issues. In 1994 he received the Virumaa Literature Prize for his novel Rahvusvaheline mees ( "The International Man.")
Works
7 novels, 5 short story collections, 2 children's books, 2 travel diaries, 6 volumes of essays and a play.Among the most important:
- Noorte käsikirjalised almanahhid 1962-1972 (1973)
- Fabiani õpilane (stories, 1980)
- Französisch (narrative, 1981)
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(satiric novel, 1982) - Rahvusvaheline mees (novel, 1994)
- Üleminekuaeg (short stories and feature pages, 1995)
- Sise ja väli. Päevapoliitilisi mõtteid 2000–2003
- Kõrtsikammija: literatuur vanadele troppidele (2005)
- Siseemigrant : Novellid Rui taevalike kommentaaridega (2007).