Herta Müller
Herta Müller (born 17 August 1953) is a Romanian-born German novelist, poet and essayist noted for her works depicting the harsh conditions of life in Communist Romania under the repressive Nicolae Ceauşescu regime, the history of the Germans in the Banat (and more broadly, Transylvania), and the persecution of Romanian ethnic Germans by Stalinist Soviet occupying forces in Romania. Müller has been an internationally well-known author since the early 1990s, and her works have been translated into more than 20 languages.[1][2] She has received over 20 awards, including the 1998 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. On 8 October 2009, it was announced she would be awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Herta Müller | |
|---|---|
 (2012) | |
| Born | 17 August 1953 Niţchidorf, Timiş County, Romania |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | German, Romanian |
| Period | late 20th–early 21st century |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 2009 |
| Spouse | Richard Wagner |
Herta Müller Media
Müller in Hannover, 1992
Reading The Hunger Angel, Potsdam, July 2010
Müller's nail scissors, which she used to cut words from printed materials, hanging in the Nobel Prize Museum.
Müller signing one of her books in September 2009
Cover of Drückender Tango, Bukarest 1984
.jpg)
.jpg)
References
- ↑ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Literaturnobelpreis geht an Herta Müller - DW - 08.10.2009". DW.COM.
- ↑ "Goethe-Institut Boston - Goethe-Institut USA". www.goethe.de.