Nadirs (autobiography)
Nadirs is a collection of largely autobiographical short stories by Romanian-German writer and Nobel laureate Herta Müller. The stories center on life in the Romanian countryside [2] and the violent, oppressive atmosphere of Romania in the mid-20th century.
1982 Kriterion (Bucharest) edition[1] | |
Author | Herta Müller |
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Original title | Niederungen |
Translator | Sieglinde Lug |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Genre | Short story, autobiography |
Publisher | University of Nebraska Press (US) |
Publication date | 1982 |
Published in English | 1999 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 118 p. (paperback edition) |
ISBN | 978-0-8032-8254-4 (paperback edition) |
Stories
- The Funeral Sermon
- The Swabian Bath
- My Family
- Nadirs
- Rotten Pears
- Oppressive Tango
- The Window
- The Man with the Matchbox
- Village Chronicle
- About German Mustaches and Hair Parts
- The Intervillage Bus
- Mother, Father, and the Little One
- The Street Sweepers
- Black Park
- Workday
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References
- https://lynmarven.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/highs-and-lowlands-desperately-seeking-romanian-publications-by-herta-muller/
- Fischer, Tibor (24 October 2009). "The Passport and Nadirs by Herta Müller". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
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