Mueller, whose mother was sent to a Soviet work camp for five years and who herself was harassed by the Romanian Securitate secret police after refusing to be an informer, made her debut in 1982 with a collection of short stories.
Romanian-born writer wins Nobel literature prize
Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller, who charted the hardships and humiliations of Nicolae Ceausescu’s brutal regime, has won the 2009 Nobel literature prize.
Mueller wins Nobel literary prize
Romanian-born German author Herta Mueller is announced as the winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Hilary Mantel
Hilary Mantel
Mantel named UK fiction prize winner
Author Hilary Mantel is named this year’s winner of the UK’s Man Booker Prize for her historical novel Wolf Hall.
And some goodies around the web. Enjoy your Friday! I have work to do until the evening departmental meeting:)
