The Land of Green Plums - Softcover

Mueller, Herta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810115972 ISBN 13: 9780810115972

Publisher: Northwestern University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Muller takes an unflinching look at the alienation and complexity of a rapidly changing Eastern Europe, focusing on a group of young friends in Ceaucescu's Romania.

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Review:

“Unflinching. . .  Ms. Müller’s vision of a police state manned by plum thieves reads like a kind of fairy tale on the mingled evils of gluttony, stupidity and brutality.”—"The New York Times Book Review"
“Müller has triumphed in her honesty, and The Land of Green Plums is her testimony. . . .Describes in precisely hewn detail what is was like to live in Romania under communism.”—"The Washington Post
"“Ms. Müller’s rich, harsh, obsessive imagery captures the surreal beauty and the difficulty of Ceausescu-era Romania.”—"The Boston Book Review" “This heartbreaking tale is bitter and dark, yet beautiful. . . Stark and telling.”—"San Diego Union-Tribune
"“"The Land of Green Plums" works hauntingly, disturbingly well.”—"The Guardian" (UK) “Impressive, wholly authentic. . . a bleak fable with the flickering intensity of a nightmare.”—

"Unflinching. . . Ms. Muller's vision of a police state manned by plum thieves reads like a kind of fairy tale on the mingled evils of gluttony, stupidity and brutality."--"The New York Times Book Review"
"Muller has triumphed in her honesty, and The Land of Green Plums is her testimony. . . .Describes in precisely hewn detail what is was like to live in Romania under communism."--"The Washington Post
""Ms. Muller's rich, harsh, obsessive imagery captures the surreal beauty and the difficulty of Ceausescu-era Romania."--"The Boston Book Review" "This heartbreaking tale is bitter and dark, yet beautiful. . . Stark and telling."--"San Diego Union-Tribune
"""The Land of Green Plums" works hauntingly, disturbingly well."--"The Guardian" (UK) "Impressive, wholly authentic. . . a bleak fable with the flickering intensity of a nightmare."--"International Herald Tribune" "This is a novel of strong, spare poetry in translation. Again and again, its speech startles. Then it quickly sounds just right, and it becomes hard to imagine there might not have been a Herta Muller to transcribe these urgent whispers."--"The Australian" "By paying careful attention to the slightest nuances of life in Romania the book gives an accurate description of what it was like to be alive anywhere in Eastern Europe during the years of communism. . . Muller has triumphed in her honesty and "The Land of Green Plums "is her testimony."--"The Washington Times"

Unflinching. . . Ms. Muller's vision of a police state manned by plum thieves reads like a kind of fairy tale on the mingled evils of gluttony, stupidity and brutality. "The New York Times Book Review"

Muller has triumphed in her honesty, and The Land of Green Plums is her testimony. . . .Describes in precisely hewn detail what is was like to live in Romania under communism. "The Washington Post"

Ms. Muller's rich, harsh, obsessive imagery captures the surreal beauty and the difficulty of Ceausescu-era Romania. "The Boston Book Review"

This heartbreaking tale is bitter and dark, yet beautiful. . . Stark and telling. "San Diego Union-Tribune"

"The Land of Green Plums" works hauntingly, disturbingly well. "The Guardian (UK)"

Impressive, wholly authentic. . . a bleak fable with the flickering intensity of a nightmare. "International Herald Tribune"

This is a novel of strong, spare poetry in translation. Again and again, its speech startles. Then it quickly sounds just right, and it becomes hard to imagine there might not have been a Herta Muller to transcribe these urgent whispers. "The Australian "

By paying careful attention to the slightest nuances of life in Romania the book gives an accurate description of what it was like to be alive anywhere in Eastern Europe during the years of communism. . . Muller has triumphed in her honesty and The Land of Green Plums is her testimony. "The Washington Times""

Unflinching. . . Ms. Muller's vision of a police state manned by plum thieves reads like a kind of fairy tale on the mingled evils of gluttony, stupidity and brutality. The New York Times Book Review

Muller has triumphed in her honesty, and The Land of Green Plums is her testimony. . . .Describes in precisely hewn detail what is was like to live in Romania under communism. The Washington Post

Ms. Muller's rich, harsh, obsessive imagery captures the surreal beauty and the difficulty of Ceausescu-era Romania. The Boston Book Review

This heartbreaking tale is bitter and dark, yet beautiful. . . Stark and telling. San Diego Union-Tribune

The Land of Green Plums works hauntingly, disturbingly well. The Guardian (UK)

Impressive, wholly authentic. . . a bleak fable with the flickering intensity of a nightmare. International Herald Tribune

This is a novel of strong, spare poetry in translation. Again and again, its speech startles. Then it quickly sounds just right, and it becomes hard to imagine there might not have been a Herta Muller to transcribe these urgent whispers. The Australian

By paying careful attention to the slightest nuances of life in Romania the book gives an accurate description of what it was like to be alive anywhere in Eastern Europe during the years of communism. . . Muller has triumphed in her honesty and The Land of Green Plums is her testimony. The Washington Times

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"Unflinching. . . Ms. Muller's vision of a police state manned by plum thieves reads like a kind of fairy tale on the mingled evils of gluttony, stupidity and brutality." --The New York Times Book Review

"Muller has triumphed in her honesty, and The Land of Green Plums is her testimony. . . .Describes in precisely hewn detail what is was like to live in Romania under communism." --The Washington Post

"Ms. Muller's rich, harsh, obsessive imagery captures the surreal beauty and the difficulty of Ceausescu-era Romania." --The Boston Book Review

"This heartbreaking tale is bitter and dark, yet beautiful. . . Stark and telling." --San Diego Union-Tribune

"The Land of Green Plums works hauntingly, disturbingly well." --The Guardian (UK)

"Impressive, wholly authentic. . . a bleak fable with the flickering intensity of a nightmare." --International Herald Tribune

"This is a novel of strong, spare poetry in translation. Again and again, its speech startles. Then it quickly sounds just right, and it becomes hard to imagine there might not have been a Herta Muller to transcribe these urgent whispers." --The Australian

"By paying careful attention to the slightest nuances of life in Romania the book gives an accurate description of what it was like to be alive anywhere in Eastern Europe during the years of communism. . . Muller has triumphed in her honesty and The Land of Green Plums is her testimony." --The Washington Times

About the Author:

Born in Romania in 1953, Herta Muller 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, Muller won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009.

About this edition

• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0810115972
• ISBN 13: 9780810115972
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 242