Bibliograph

Nadirs, (Niederungen), Herta Müller ; translated and with an afterword by Sieglinde Lug

Type

Label

Nadirs, (Niederungen), Herta Müller ; translated and with an afterword by Sieglinde Lug

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Nadirs

Oclc number

40230640

Responsibility statement

Herta Müller ; translated and with an afterword by Sieglinde Lug

Sub title

(Niederungen)

Summary

A collection of stories on life in Romania under Communism, illustrating the violence and the corruption. They are based on the writer's experience in her youth, in a village in the German-speaking part of the country

Table Of Contents

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

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Niederungen

Classification