Mari Saat
{{Short description|Estonian writer}}
Mari Saat ({{Aka}} Mari Meel since 1975; born 27 September 1947 in Tallinn) is an Estonian writer.{{cite web |title=Mari Saat |url=https://sisu.ut.ee/ewod/s/saat |website=sisu.ut.ee |access-date=19 June 2021 |language=en}}
In 1970, Saat graduated from the Tallinn Polytechnical Institute's faculty of economics. She holds a Doctorate in Economics.[https://estlit.ee/person/307/biography Estonian Literature Centre website, Mari Saat]
Since 1976, she has been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union.
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).[https://providus.lv/raksti/informacijas-par-igaunijas-preses-padomi/ Providus website, Information about the Estonian Press Council, article dated March 29th, 2003]
In 2024, she teaches Business Ethics at Tallinn University of Technology. [https://www.vagabondvoices.co.uk/mari-saat Vagabond Voices website, Mari Saat]
Awards
- 1974 and 1985: Friedebert Tuglas short story award
- Estonian Cultural Endowment’s Prose Award in 1992, 1999 and 2008
Works
- 1973: Katastroof [https://booksfromscotland.com/2016/03/the-saviour-of-lasnamae/ Books From Scotland website, The Saviour of Lasnamäe]
- 1978: What do we do about Mother?, 189 pp. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4592585-what-do-we-do-about-mother GoodReads website, What do we do about Mother?]
- 1980: novel Laanepüü. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat, 159 pp.
- 1985: Õun Valguses ja Varjus, 144pp. [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52073236-un-valguses-ja-varjus GoodReads website, Õun valguses ja varjus]
- 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) [https://headread.ee/2016/en/guest/mari-saat/ Head Reed website, Mari Saat, article dated November 2017]
- 2015: Matused ja Laulupeod [https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1912482.Mari_Saat GoodReads website, Mari Saat]
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