I confess I have never heard of her. Jonte will have to add her to the list of authors to read. Does anyone know her work?
From what I have heard, she writes about german minorities in Romania, and oppression and stuff like that. Sounds very depressing, to me.
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world" - Calvin.
/Literature: Herta Müller wins Nobel Prize of Literature
08/10/2009 12:37:31 PM
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Oh, I already added her. You are half an hour late.
08/10/2009 01:10:57 PM
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I am not familiar with her work either. Though the titles I have heard of before. *NM*
08/10/2009 03:11:15 PM
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neither myself nor my boyfriend who is from berlin know of her...
08/10/2009 05:15:45 PM
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Yep. Just keep selecting random people. It's not like there are writers who really deserve it.
09/10/2009 03:35:15 AM
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I doubt those are the criteria.
09/10/2009 09:08:09 AM
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The real criteria is as follows:
10/10/2009 01:38:12 AM
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In 2001, 2005, and 2007 Someone from the UK/living in the UK, writing in English won.
10/10/2009 02:23:37 AM
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I'm happy she won. I had heard of her and read some of her stuff. Excellent choice.
10/10/2009 02:07:39 AM
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