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Nadirs
1982 Kriterion (Bucharest) edition[1]
AuthorHerta Müller
Original titleNiederungen
TranslatorSieglinde Lug
LanguageGerman
GenreShort story, autobiography
PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press (US)
Publication date
1982
Publication placeGermany
Published in English
1999
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages118 p. (paperback edition)
ISBN978-0-8032-8254-4 (paperback edition)

Nadirs is a collection of largely autobiographical short stories by Romanian-German writer and Nobel laureate Herta Müller. The stories center on life in the Romanian countryside [2] and the violent, oppressive atmosphere of Romania in the mid-20th century.

Stories

  • The Funeral Sermon
  • The Swabian Bath
  • My Family
  • Nadirs
  • Rotten Pears
  • Oppressive Tango
  • The Window
  • The Man with the Matchbox
  • Village Chronicle
  • About German Mustaches and Hair Parts
  • The Intervillage Bus
  • Mother, Father, and the Little One
  • The Street Sweepers
  • Black Park
  • Workday

References