This has absolutely nothing to do with my class, but I was pretty excited when I heard the news, so I thought it was worth posting. Herta Muller, Romanian-born German writer, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for literature. She joins Elie Wiesel in the category of Romanians who have won the Nobel but have been claimed by other countries. However, I don't know that Romanians hold a grudge against them for that.
Muller writes about life under communism without a poetic voice that surprizes many. I have not read any of her works, but plan to pick them up over winter break.
You can find the full story below.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/books/09nobel.html
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