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A review by superfamoustia
The Land of Green Plums by Herta Müller
4.0
I don't know a thing about this book (or author) aside from what I saw and read on the cool cover. Here goes nothin'!
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Post-reading: This edition of the book has Muller's Nobel lecture as a sort of Afterward. Only while reading that did I realize that the poetic, at times seemingly Absurd quality of this story was TRUTH. Living in Ceausescu's Romania sounds like being trapped in a nightmare Absurdist play.
I am ashamed for not having known much at all about Romania's rather recent history. Look up Nicola Ceausescu if you feel the same. And read this book. Or, heck, just read the book if you seek a challenging experience. Muller will exercise your imagination, your brain, your emotions.
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Post-reading: This edition of the book has Muller's Nobel lecture as a sort of Afterward. Only while reading that did I realize that the poetic, at times seemingly Absurd quality of this story was TRUTH. Living in Ceausescu's Romania sounds like being trapped in a nightmare Absurdist play.
I am ashamed for not having known much at all about Romania's rather recent history. Look up Nicola Ceausescu if you feel the same. And read this book. Or, heck, just read the book if you seek a challenging experience. Muller will exercise your imagination, your brain, your emotions.