Herta Müller 1999 (1994) The Land of Green Plums (Granta)

Precise language speaks to the heart, a Romanian woman looks over her shoulder as the hand of conformity tightens around her neck. She chokes, ‘other people manage to clap along and make money’ her hands remain clenched in her bitter fists (69).

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Sue Hall Pyke

Writer, dreamer, co-learner