Mueller wins Nobel literature prize – news bulletin

Mueller wins Nobel literature prize

Oct 8 – Romanian-born German writer Herta Mueller, whose work was once censored in Ceausescu’s Romania, wins the 2009 Nobel prize for literature.

Joanna Partridge reports.


Mueller wins Nobel literature prize

true/false

  1. Herta Mueller is used to dealing with the media.
  2. She began her career in 1982.
  3. Her first work was a novel published in 1982.
  4. She learnt German after coming to Berlin.
  5. The prize is 1.4 million euros.
  6. She is overwhelmed by the news.
  7. Her books reflect her life in Romania.
  8. Mueller was an informer in Romania.
  9. She is very popular in Germany.
  10. Her reader like her ability to use powerful language.

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