Quote by: Herta Muller

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 Muller

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Author Bio

  • NameHerta Muller
  • DescriptionGerman-Romanian novelist, poet and essayist
  • BornAugust 17, 1953
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionWriter; Linguist; Poet; Translator; Novelist; Essayist
  • WorksNadirs; The Passport; The Land Of Green Plums; The Hunger Angel
  • AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn-Förderpreis; Premiul UTC La Sec?iunea „lucr?ri În Limbile Na?ionalit??ilor Conlocuitoare"; Aspekte-Literaturpreis; Rauriser Literaturpreis; Förderpreis Zum Literaturpreis Der Stadt Bremen; Marieluise-Fleißer-Preis; Deutscher Sprachpreis; Roswitha Prize; Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis; Deutscher Kritikerpreis; Kleist Prize; Aristeion Prize; Franz-Nabl Prize; Ida-Dehmel-Literaturpreis; International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; Franz-Kafka-Preis; Cicero-Rednerpreis; Tübinger Poetik-Dozentur; Carl Zuckmayer Medal; Joseph-Breitbach-Preis; Literaturpreis Der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung; Berliner Literaturpreis; Würth-Preis Für Europäische Literatur; Walter-Hasenclever-Literaturpreis; Ehrengabe Der Heinrich-Heine-Gesellschaft; Franz Werfel Human Rights Award; Hoffmann Von Fallersleben Prize; Samuel-Bogumil-Linde Prize; Monismanien Prize; Stadtschreiber Von Bergen; Ricarda-Huch-Preis; Best Translated Book Award; Grand Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany With Star; Heinrich-Böll-Preis