by Michael Hofmann (Translator), Michael Hofmann (Translator), Herta Muller (Author)
Set in Romania at the height of Ceausescu's reign of terror, "The Land of Green Plums" tells the story of a group of young students, each of whom has left the impoverished provinces in search of better prospects in the city. It is a profound illustration of a totalitarian state which comes to inhabit every aspect of life; to the extent that everyone, event the strongest, must either bend to the oppressors, or resist them and perish.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 03 Sep 1999
ISBN 10: 1862072604
ISBN 13: 9781862072602
Prizes: Winner of International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 1998.