Mari Saat ( Mari Meel since 1975; born 27 September 1947 in

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) is an

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n writer. In 1970, Saat graduated from the

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's faculty of economics. She holds a Doctorate in Economics. Estonian Literature Centre website, ''Mari Saat''
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. During the period of 1983–1993, she was a professional writer. She is married to the artist Raul Meel. She has served on the Press Council of Estonia (Pressinõukogu). In 2024, she teaches Business Ethics at Tallinn University of Technology. Vagabond Voices website, ''Mari Saat''
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Awards

* 1974 and 1985:

Friedebert Tuglas short story award Friedebert Tuglas short story award () is an Estonian literary award. The award was established in 1970 by Friedebert Tuglas itself. First recipients was chosen out in 1971 by Tuglas itself. Recipients 1971 *Jaan Kross: Neli monoloogi Püha Jüri ...

* Estonian Cultural Endowment’s Prose Award in 1992, 1999 and 2008

Works

* 1973: ''Katastroof'' * 1978: ''What do we do about Mother?'', 189 pp. * 1980: novel ''Laanepüü''. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 159 pp. * 1985: ''Õun Valguses ja Varjus'', 144pp. * 1990: novel ''Võlu ja vaim''. 1. raamat. Loomade ränded". Tallinn: Õllu, 140 pp. * 2000: novel ''Sinikõrguste tuultes ...'' Tallinn: Varrak, 117 pp. * 2008: novel ''Lasnamäe lunastaja''. Tallinn: Tuum, 149 pp. * 2009: ''Mina Ise'', 42 pp. * 2011: ''Päkapikuõpetus'', 24 pp. * 2014: ''Oakesed Kaunas'' (collection of short stories) * 2015: ''Matused ja Laulupeod'' GoodReads website, ''Mari Saat''
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References

1947 births Living people Estonian women novelists Estonian women short story writers Estonian children's writers Estonian women children's writers 20th-century Estonian women writers 21st-century Estonian women writers Tallinn University of Technology alumni Writers from Tallinn {{Estonia-writer-stub