There probably isn’t a single topic that has not, at some point, crossed the mind of Mihkel Mutt’s recurring short-story character Fabian. Chronically indecisive, worrying, ap
On the surface, Fabian, chief protagonist in this compilation of short stories by the prominent Estonian author Mikhel Mutt is about as warm and engaging as an icy blast of Baltic
Viiding was a cult poet and a bard for whom life became too much to bear – he left it at the age of just forty-seven. A professional actor, he often sang his poems in cabaret sty
Set in the 1920s, this novel follows a boy born to poor parents who fights his way up the social ladder, finally landing a place in the prime minister’s office. But fate lets him
This series represents more than simple storytelling. À la Thomas Mann and Dostoevsky, it explores questions about the cursed human condition. In the first volume the hero battles
Estonian literature is like any other European literature but with some special traits that are a result of our recent and ancient past. In the beginning there was oral folklore. T
With Kristina Sabaliauskaitė, Nora Ikstena, Mihkel Mutt British Library Monday 9 April, 19.30 – 21.00 Three leading Baltic writers – Mihkel Mutt (Estonia), Nora Ikstena (
A weekend celebration of Estonian writing, EstLitFest will bring together some of the country’s finest writers and familiar faces from the UK for a festival filled with words, fo
