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Land of Green Plums
Herta Muller
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Description for Land of Green Plums
Paperback. Set in Romania at the height of Ceausescu's reign of terror, this title 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. Translator(s): Hoffman, Michael. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781862072602
SKU
V9781862072602
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About Herta Muller
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.
Reviews for Land of Green Plums
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
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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. ... Read more