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Author | Herta Müller |
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Language | German |
Publisher | Rotbuch Verlag |
Publication date | 1987 |
Publication place | Germany |
Media type | Print ( softcover) |
ISBN | 978-3-88022-024-9 |
OCLC | 263149620 |
Barfüßiger Februar ("Barefoot February" [1]) is a book by Nobel Prize-winning author Herta Müller. It was first published in 1987. The book consists of a series of short stories, each indicting conditions present in German speaking part of Romania, such as the wretched poverty seen in the Romanian countryside. [2] An article in Die Zeit by Marina Münkler calls it a "Dokument der Zerrissenheit". [3]