Barfüßiger Februar Explained

Barfüßiger Februar
Author:Herta Müller
Country:Germany
Language:German
Publisher:Rotbuch Verlag
Pub Date:1987
Media Type:Print (softcover)
Isbn:978-3-88022-024-9
Oclc:263149620

Barfüßiger Februar ("Barefoot February"[1]) is a book by Nobel Prize-winning author Herta Müller. It was first published in 1987. The book consists of a series of short stories, each indicting conditions present in German speaking part of Romania, such as the wretched poverty seen in the Romanian countryside.[2] An article in Die Zeit by Marina Münkler calls it a "Dokument der Zerrissenheit".[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Stuart Taberner. The Novel in German Since 1990. November 22, 2011. September 30, 2011. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-19237-8. 185.
  2. Web site: Jef van Gool . . Nobelprijs voor schrijfster Herta Müller (Nobel Prize Writer Herta Müller) . June 20, 2009 . Dutch . November 22, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120922120353/http://nos.nl/artikel/96313-nobelprijs-voor-schrijfster-herta-muller.html . September 22, 2012 .
  3. Marina Münkler. Utopie vom Tod. Die Zeit. March 3, 1988. November 23, 2011.