These essayistic short stories, penned over a thirty-year period, follow Fabian, Mihkel Mutts strange and self-indulgent alter ego, and his adventures in newly independent Estonia. Mutts stories highlight the lingering absurdities of the previous Soviet regime, at the same time taking ironic aim at the triumphs and defeats, the virtues and vices of the Estonian intelligentsia.
Recenzijas
Mutts sharp pen likewise exposes strange behaviour in a variety of social contexts * Estonian Literature Centre *
Mihkel Mutt was born in Tartu in 1953, two weeks before the death of Stalin. The author of numerous critical essays, short stories, novels, and travel essays, Mutt has also served as the editor-in-chief of Estonia's leading cultural weekly Sirp (Sickle), and the critical monthly Looming.
Adam Cullen originates from Minneapolis. In 2007 he moved to Talinn, Estonia, where he currently resides. His translation of Tõnu Õnnepalu's Radio is also available from Dalkey Archive Press.
