Laima Muktupāvela
Laima Muktupāvela | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 20, 1962 |
| Pen name | Felikss Baranovskis |
| Language | Latvian |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Alma mater | University of Latvia |
| Notable works | Šampinjonu Derība (The Mushroom Testament) |
Laima Muktupāvela Kota (née Vucina; born 20 January 1962[1] in Rēzekne) is a Latvian author.[2][3][4]
Life
Muktupāvela was born in 1962 and she graduated with a History degree in 1989. She worked at various jobs until she became a full-time writer in 2000 after working part-time on published works for seven years. She won a prize for her work Šampinjonu Derība (The Mushroom Testament). She is now married to a Turkish poet and says that she will publish further work under her married name.[5]
She has converted to the Islamic religion in 2011, married a Turkish writer, Ahmet Kot, and lives in Turkey and Latvia.[6][4]
Books
- 2002: Šampinjonu Derība (The Champignons Testament)
- 2002 Literature of the Year Award[7]
- 2002: Patiesu dzīves stāstu ducis (A Dozen True Life Stories)
- 2008: BrāliBrāli: balsu burvji brāļi Kokari (about twin brothers Gido Kokars and Imants Kokars)
- 2012: Mana turku kafija (My Turkish Coffee)
- 2020: Cilvēks ar zilo putnu (A Man with the Blue Bird); novel about Anšlavs Eglītis
References
- ^ "Ontona Slišāna gruomatas "Cipierkstneits" personu lopuruods" (in Latvian). Upītes Bibliotēka. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Laima Muktupāvela". literature.lv. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Muktupāvela Laima". letonika.lv (in Latvian). Tilde. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b Trīs māsas, trīs mīlestības, trīs pasaules: Rakstnieces Laimas Kotas ģimenes unikālais stāsts, lente.lv, 27 May 2025
- ^ Sergejeva, Santa (20 May 2012). "Laima Kota-Muktupāvela: turki spēj mīlēties līdz sirmam vecumam" (in Latvian). Sejas. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ Казачок, Ольга (10 May 2011). "Ведущая латышская писательница выходит замуж за турка и принимает ислам" (in Russian). kompromat. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ^ Latvijas Literatūras gada balva