I read The Hunger Angel by Herta Müller but it is not really a book to "enjoy". Müller received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009. The story is narrated by Leo, a young Romanian man, who is taken by the Russians to a work camp. The story is about his suffering and the suffering of others in the camp where all are acquainted with the "hunger angel". It is a very grim story as the workers try to exist on the very small quantities of food they are given. All forms of human nature are present in this camp. Some will go to great lengths to procure enough food to sustain life and some of them fail. Finally Leo is returned home, a very different person. 31/2/5Wednesday, September 24, 2014
The Hunger Angel
I read The Hunger Angel by Herta Müller but it is not really a book to "enjoy". Müller received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009. The story is narrated by Leo, a young Romanian man, who is taken by the Russians to a work camp. The story is about his suffering and the suffering of others in the camp where all are acquainted with the "hunger angel". It is a very grim story as the workers try to exist on the very small quantities of food they are given. All forms of human nature are present in this camp. Some will go to great lengths to procure enough food to sustain life and some of them fail. Finally Leo is returned home, a very different person. 31/2/5
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