The Land Of Green Plums by Herta Muller
Set in Romania at the height of Ceausescu's reign of terror, The Land of Green Plums tells the story of a group of young students, each of whom has left the impoverished provinces in search of better prospects in the city. It is a profound illustration of a totalitarian state which comes to inhabit every aspect of life; to the extent that everyone, event the strongest, must either bend to the oppressors or resist them and perish.
A powerful autobiographical account, The Land of Green Plums.. will linger on in the mind and Michael Hofmann's translation is a marvel * Guardian *
The Land of Green Plums is a miracle, a fearless human testimony which operates through the combined force of Müller's tight, understated eloquence and Hofmann's deft, atmospheric translation * Irish Times *
If W. G. Sebald's The Emigrants suggested there are still new ways of writing about exile and the Holocaust, The Land of Green Plums promises similar possibilities for the literature of the Iron Curtain * Literary Review *
Compelling reading * Sunday Times *
... genuinely moving. The book ... develops an almost hypnotic power over the reader * Sunday Telegraph *
Herta Müller ... is among the finest writers of protest ... The Land of Green Plums is a miracle * Irish Independent *
Müller's clarity and compassion leaves all the weeping to the reader * New Statesman *
taut, marvellously translated * Observer *
Poetic and powerful * Express *
This book cannot fail to impress * Big Issue in the North *
No number of re-readings will lessen the impact of Muller's ... terrifying masterpiece * The Irish Times *
Since publication the novel's reputation has been steadily growing * Irish Independent *
As a depiction of a world where you have to be very careful what you say, The Land of Green Plums works hauntingly, disturbingly well -- Nick Lezard * Guardian *
Nothing I have read brings home more the horror of a society which combined agrarian backwardness with the monstrosities of the one-party state -- Anne McElvoy * Evening Standard *
The Land of Green Plums is a miracle, a fearless human testimony which operates through the combined force of Müller's tight, understated eloquence and Hofmann's deft, atmospheric translation * Irish Times *
If W. G. Sebald's The Emigrants suggested there are still new ways of writing about exile and the Holocaust, The Land of Green Plums promises similar possibilities for the literature of the Iron Curtain * Literary Review *
Compelling reading * Sunday Times *
... genuinely moving. The book ... develops an almost hypnotic power over the reader * Sunday Telegraph *
Herta Müller ... is among the finest writers of protest ... The Land of Green Plums is a miracle * Irish Independent *
Müller's clarity and compassion leaves all the weeping to the reader * New Statesman *
taut, marvellously translated * Observer *
Poetic and powerful * Express *
This book cannot fail to impress * Big Issue in the North *
No number of re-readings will lessen the impact of Muller's ... terrifying masterpiece * The Irish Times *
Since publication the novel's reputation has been steadily growing * Irish Independent *
As a depiction of a world where you have to be very careful what you say, The Land of Green Plums works hauntingly, disturbingly well -- Nick Lezard * Guardian *
Nothing I have read brings home more the horror of a society which combined agrarian backwardness with the monstrosities of the one-party state -- Anne McElvoy * Evening Standard *
Born in Romania in 1953, Herta Müller lost her job as a teacher and suffered repeated threats after refusing to cooperate with Ceausescu's Secret Police. She succeeded in emigrating in 1987 and now lives in Berlin. A renowned novelist, poet and essayist, Müller won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781862072602 |
| ISBN 10 | 1862072604 |
| Title | The Land Of Green Plums |
| Author | Herta Muller |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 1999-09-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Prizes | Winner of International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award., Winner of IMPAC Dublin Literary Award., Winner of International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. |
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