| Laima Muktupāvela | |
| Pseudonym: | Felikss Baranovskis |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Rēzekne, Latvian SSR |
| Language: | Latvian |
| Nationality: | Latvian |
| Alma Mater: | University of Latvia |
| Notableworks: | Šampinjonu Derība (The Mushroom Testament) |
Laima Muktupāvela Kota (born 20 January 1962[1] in Rēzekne) is a Latvian author.[2] [3]
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.[4]
She has converted to the Islamic religion in 2011.[5]