October Films Presents Literature Laureate For Nobel Media

October Films has been commissioned by Nobel Media AB, the company responsible for the official Nobel TV programming, to produce a documentary about the 2009 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Herta Müller, the Romanian-born German novelist. The documentary will explore the life and career of Müller, a celebrated novelist, poet and essayist noted for her works depicting the harsh conditions of life in Communist Romania. A controversial writer, Müller has written widely about the oppression in her native country and life as a political exile. Müller emigrated to Germany in 1987 and is the first German writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature since 1999. Using interviews with Müller and her academic peers, the programme will offer hindsight into the various themes covered in her work and its significance in today's... [read full story]                    

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