Names of Nobel Prize in Literature's Works in 2009

Hertha Mueller's Collection of Short Stories "The Lowlands"

Plum in the Wind (Taiwan Province Edition)

Miller, a German woman writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2009, is more like an outsider in the literary circle.

The final winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2009 is neither amos oz, the most popular Israeli writer predicted by the outside world, nor Luis Goitisolo, a Spanish writer favored by domestic academic circles, nor philip roth, an American writer with numerous awards, nor Haruki Murakami, a Japanese writer with high voice, but Hertha Muller, a German woman writer.

This result definitely belongs to the unpopular kind. Only Taiwan Province Province has released the traditional Chinese version of Plum in the Wind, but none of the simplified Chinese versions have been released. Not only the public is quite unfamiliar, but also experts in the field of German literature research in China know very little. German literary circles also looked at each other, and even Miller himself expressed "great surprise" at winning the prize after learning the result.

Herta mueller:

/kloc-0 was born in Romania in August 1953./kloc-0 moved to Germany in August 1987 and now lives in Berlin. Most of her works depict the miserable life of the lower classes in Romania. Her first novel, 1982, was published in German in Romania and became a banned book, which caused widespread controversy for a while. His representative works include All I Have, Beyond Light Years, Walking Boundary, Running River, Depression, and The Fox was a Hunter at that time. He has won several literary awards, such as the German Kleist Literature Award and the Franz Kafka Prize.

An "Amateur Writer" in the Literary World

Who is Hertha Mueller, the12nd female winner in the history of Nobel Prize in Literature that is unheard of by the domestic public and even unfamiliar to Germans themselves?

It is reported that herta mueller was born in 1953 in a German-speaking Romanian minority family. According to the data, her father served in the German SS during World War II, and her mother was put into a labor camp after World War II. This special family background will undoubtedly have a far-reaching impact on her future creation.

Hertha Mueller, bilingual, translated after graduation. The Romanian Ministry of National Security wanted to invite her to cooperate, but she refused, and then she was expelled from the company. Later, she could only make a living by teaching in kindergarten and tutoring German, and married another novelist, Richard Wagner. During the period of translation, she wrote a collection of short stories, The Lowlands, which could have been published in Romania, but the manuscript aroused repercussions after it was published in Germany. She repeatedly criticized the Romanian government. From 65438 to 0987, herta mueller, who lost her job, immigrated to Germany with her husband.

Hertha Mueller's works pay attention to the political reality and the current situation of the bottom of society. Li Changke, a professor of German Department in Peking University, summed up Hertha Muller's writing characteristics in an interview. He said: "Her works are a kind of confession literature, which mainly focuses on recalling the past, reflecting on history and depicting the fate of the oppressed who lost their homes." In his view, metaphor, metonymy, symbolism and suggestion make her works different. However, Li Changke also pointed out that Hertha Muller is more like an "outsider" in German literature than a famous German writer named Glass who won the Nobel Prize in Literature ten years ago. He can only be regarded as an "amateur writer" in European literary circles, and he usually needs to work.

Du Xinhua, German literary editor of World Literature of China Academy of Social Sciences, published Hertha Muller's short story A Fly flies halfway through the forest in the fifth issue of World Literature in 2003. This novel describes the life experience of a low-level worker in Romania. "The most impressive thing about Miller's works is the poetic language." But she also said that Hertha Muller won the Nobel Prize in Literature. "This is an incredible result."

Herta mueller: Exiled and injured people.

Wang Pei

What's the difference between welfare lottery and Nobel Prize in Literature? The lottery method is different, the lottery shakes the number, and the Nobel Prize shakes the head.

In 2009, Nobel Prize in Literature awarded herta mueller, a German-born Romanian writer, which puzzled literary lovers all over the world. Even in the west, Miller is not an influential writer. Only four of her books have been translated into English, two of which are essays. In the Chinese world, everyone is even stranger to her. However, Nobel Prize in Literature still likes her. In her acceptance speech, she wrote: "With the washing of poetry and the fluency of prose, the situation of the plunderer is presented."

Herta Mueller1953 was born in German-speaking Romania, which created conditions for her future writing and integration into Germany. Miller's father was the SS of Nazi Germany during World War II. Because of this disgraceful history, her mother was implicated. Miller studied German literature and Romanian literature in college. 1976, started to translate in the factory. According to her memory, she was fired from the factory because she refused to cooperate with the Romanian national security department. Since then, she has made a living as a kindergarten teacher and is determined to become a writer. In order to avoid the scrutiny of Romanian authorities, her works were published in Germany, which attracted the attention of literary circles at that time.

1987, Miller and her husband moved to Germany, and in the following days, she was supported by many projects in Germany and overseas. Miller was awarded the honor of being a member of the German Society of Writing and Poetry on 1995. 1997 Because German Pen Club absorbed some East German members with unclean history, she angrily withdrew.

Hertha Mueller's works depict a tragic picture of Romania being insulted and hurt. The first novel 1982 was published in German in Romania and became a banned book. His representative works include All I Have, Beyond Light Years, Walking Boundary, Running River, Depression, and The Fox was a Hunter at that time.

Although Miller left Romania more than 20 years ago, her life in Romania is an inexhaustible source of her creation. Most of her works are about the current situation of the bottom of society. The date is about a female worker who works in a clothing factory. She put a little note from an Italian man in her suit, which said "Marry me". Her other work passport tells the story of a countryman who immigrated to Germany in a small German-speaking village in Romania. Miller's new work shifts the perspective to a boy of 17 years old who went to a construction site in Ukraine. Miller said: "The most meaningful life for me is the experience under the centralized rule of Romania. Life in Germany is very simple, just a few hundred kilometers. This is my past experience. " There is no denying that Miller's winning the Nobel Prize is related to her political stance.

However, Miller's writing is smart and poetic. This can be seen from The Big Black Axis, which begins with: "Well is neither a window nor a mirror. Looking into the well for a long time, I often look inside. At that time, grandpa's face will rise from the bottom of the well and stop next to me. There is water between his lips. " Because of her literary skills and writing directly in German, the Nobel Prize judge doesn't look tired, so it is natural for her to win the prize.

It is worth mentioning that the China poet Kitajima has also been nominated for this Nobel Prize, and the odds of winning the prize provided by the gaming company are comparable to Miller's.

Li Ao once said that Nobel Prize in Literature likes to award it to those who deviate from the motherland. Whether this statement is correct or not, one thing is certain. Romanians will have mixed feelings when they see the news that she won the prize.