Sola Osofisan
10-08-2009, 01:55 PM
German author Herta Mueller has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature, the academy in Stockholm has announced.
The Romanian-born writer follows last year's French winner Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, while British writer Doris Lessing won in 2007.
Mueller, born in 1953, is renowned for her depiction of the harsh conditions under Nicolae Ceausescu's regime.
The Swedish academy praised Mueller for both her poetry and prose.
Literary prizes
It said the writer had an ability to "depict the landscape of the dispossessed" and writes "with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose."
More on BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8296720.stm)
The Romanian-born writer follows last year's French winner Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio, while British writer Doris Lessing won in 2007.
Mueller, born in 1953, is renowned for her depiction of the harsh conditions under Nicolae Ceausescu's regime.
The Swedish academy praised Mueller for both her poetry and prose.
Literary prizes
It said the writer had an ability to "depict the landscape of the dispossessed" and writes "with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose."
More on BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8296720.stm)