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Herta Müller

Born

in Niţchidorf, Romania

August 17, 1953

Genre

Fiction, Poetry

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Herta Müller was born in Niţchidorf, Timiş County, Romania, the daughter of Swabian farmers. Her family was part of Romania's German minority and her mother was deported to a labour camp in the Soviet Union after World War II.

She read German studies and Romanian literature at Timişoara University. In 1976, Müller began working as a translator for an engineering company, but in 1979 was dismissed for her refusal to cooperate with the Securitate, the Communist regime's secret police. Initially, she made a living by teaching kindergarten and giving private German lessons.

Her first book was published in Romania (in German) in 1982, and appeared only in a censored version, as with most publications of the time.

In 1987, Müller left for Germany ...more

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Herta Müller’s books

Average rating: 3.63 · 23,584 ratings · 3,189 reviews · 99 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Hunger Angel 3.89 avg rating — 5,590 ratings — published 2009 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Land of Green Plums by Herta Müller, Michael Hofmann (Translator) 3.66 avg rating — 5,380 ratings — published 1994 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Appointment by Herta Müller, Michael Hulse (Translator), Philip Boehm (Translator) 3.39 avg rating — 3,601 ratings — published 1997 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Passport by Herta Müller, Martin Chalmers (Translator) 3.32 avg rating — 2,577 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fox Was Ever the Hunter by Herta Müller, Philip Boehm (Translation) 3.42 avg rating — 1,822 ratings — published 1992 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nadirs by Herta Müller, Sieglinde Lug (Translator, Afterword) 3.46 avg rating — 1,372 ratings — published 1982 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der König verneigt sich und tötet 4.06 avg rating — 653 ratings — published 2003 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traveling on One Leg by Herta Müller, Valentina Glajar (Translation), André Lefevere (Translation) 3.13 avg rating — 697 ratings — published 1989 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mein Vaterland war ein Apfelkern: Herausgegeben von Angelika Klammer by Herta Müller, Angelika Klammer 4.36 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 2014 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mereu aceeaşi nea şi mereu acelaşi neică by Herta Müller, Alexandru Al. Şahighian (-Translator) 3.88 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2011 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I have packed myself into silence so deeply and for so long that I can never unpack myself using words. When I speak, I only pack myself a little differently.”
― Herta Müller, The Hunger Angel

tags: selective-mutism, silence, social-anxiety, words

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“I'm always telling myself I don't have many feelings. Even when something does affect me I'm only moderately moved. I almost never cry. It's not that I'm stronger than the ones with teary eyes, I'm weaker. They have courage. When all you are is skin and bones, feelings are a brave thing. I'm more of a coward. The difference is minimal though, I just use my strength not to cry. When I do allow myself a feeling, I take the part that hurts and bandage it up with a story that doesn't cry, that doesn't dwell on homesickness.”
― Herta Müller, The Hunger Angel

tags: emotions, feelings, homesickness, sadness

95 likes

“Women always need other women to lean on. They become friends in order to hate each other better. The more they hate each other, the more inseparable they become.”
― Herta Müller, The Land of Green Plums

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