Herta M眉ller (Author of The Hunger Angel)

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Herta M眉ller

Born

in Ni牛chidorf, Romania

August 17, 1953

Genre

Fiction, Poetry

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Herta M眉ller was born in Ni牛chidorf, Timi艧 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 Timi艧oara University. In 1976, M眉ller 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, M眉ller left for Germany ...more

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Average rating: 3.64 · 26,556 ratings · 3,546 reviews · 96 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	The Hunger Angel 3.90 avg rating — 6,652 ratings — published 2009 — 115 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 M眉ller, Michael Hofmann (Translator) 3.67 avg rating — 6,088 ratings — published 1994 — 94 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 M眉ller, Michael Hulse (Translator), Philip Boehm (Translator) 3.39 avg rating — 4,027 ratings — published 1997 — 68 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 M眉ller, Martin Chalmers (Translator) 3.32 avg rating — 2,971 ratings — published 1986 — 57 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 M眉ller, Philip Boehm (Translator) 3.43 avg rating — 2,092 ratings — published 1992 — 61 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 M眉ller, Sieglinde Lug (Translator, Afterword) 3.48 avg rating — 1,624 ratings — 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 K枚nig verneigt sich und t枚tet 4.08 avg rating — 791 ratings — published 2003 — 33 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 M眉ller, Valentina Glajar (Translation), Andr茅 Lefevere (Translation) 3.13 avg rating — 819 ratings — published 1989 — 24 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 by Herta M眉ller, Angelika Klammer (Editor) 4.34 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Siempre la misma nieve, siempre el mismo t铆o by Herta M眉ller, Isabel Garc铆a Ad谩nez (Translator) 3.90 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 2011 — 19 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 M眉ller, 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 M眉ller, The Hunger Angel

tags: emotions, feelings, homesickness, sadness

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“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 M眉ller, The Land of Green Plums

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