Romanian-born German writer Herta Müller won the 2009 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday, honored for work that "with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed," the Swedish Academy said. She made her debut in 1982 with a collection of short stories depicting the harshness of life in in Romania. It was promptly censored by the communist government. Two of her novels are available in English: The Appointment and The Land of Green Plums.
In 1984, an uncensored version was smuggled to Germany. That work was followed by "Oppressive Tango" in Romania but she was eventually prohibited from publishing inside her country for her criticism of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's rule.
The prize includes a 10 million kronor ($1.43 million) prize and will be handed out Dec. 10 in the Swedish capital. Last year's literature prize went to French novelist Jean-Marie Le Clezio.
Source: Associated Press
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