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Herta Mueller/Muller/Müller picks up the Nobel...
Herta Muller wins Nobel Prize in Literature
he 56-year-old, who emigrated to Germany in 1987, has made the trials of living under Nicolae Ceauşescu's dictatorship a focus of her work...
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Herta Mueller, Fashion Icon
from XX blogHerta Mueller, Fashion Icon
But after seeing this image on Jezebel (and promptly making it my desktop—I suggest “stretch,” but “tile” is a powerful alternative) and conferring with other DoubleXers, I feel confident that Herta is on the road to fashion icon...
Another obscure Nobel Prize literature winner! Sigh
Herta who?, you ask. You’re not alone. Müller is a writer who ranked far, far down the list at the bookmakers Ladbrokes (at least until the last few days, when she became a virtual
from Shelf LifeBehind The Iron Curtain: Herta Mueller Wins Nobel Prize For Literature [Woman Of Letters]
Mueller's first book, a short story collection called Niederungen (Nadirs), was published in Romania in 1982.
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....while Hillary Mantel picks up the Booker.
Hilary Mantel Wins Man Booker Prize....while Hillary Mantel picks up the Booker.
...taking a prize worth nearly $80,000 for her novel, "Wolf Hall"--a historical biography about Henry VIII's adviser, Thomas Cromwell...
from mediabistro.com: GalleyCatMan Booker Prize shows the Tudors still got it
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The prestigious Man Booker Prize has been awarded to Hilary Mantel for "Wolf Hall," her Mantel was considered the odds-on favorite going into tonight's ceremony in London -- yes, the British do take bets on who will win a book prize...
That reminds me of Bertie Wooster being caught up in taking bets on how long vicars' sermons would run. Which is actually something I would bet on in a heartbeat.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Wolf Hall but I'm always one for a riveting histocial novel. well...maybe riveting. Bookers aren't picked with that agenda!
Think you'll read it too?