I was my own thief, the words came out of nowhere and caugh… - Herta Müller

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I was my own thief, the words came out of nowhere and caught me.

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Herta Müller (born 17 August 1953) is a Romanian-born German novelist, poet, essayist and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in Nițchidorf, Timiș County in Romania, her native language is German. Since the early 1990s she has been internationally established, and her works have been translated into more than 20 languages.

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Alternative Names: Herta Muller • Herta Mueller • H. Müller • H. Muller • H. Mueller

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I was my own thief, the words came out of nowhere and caught me. - Herta Müller

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