Apparently she's not a complete unknown in Germany at least, but it does kind of seem like they only award the prize to truly big names once every couple years.
/Literature: Herta Müller wins Nobel Prize of Literature
- 08/10/2009 12:37:31 PM
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Oh, I already added her. You are half an hour late. 
- 08/10/2009 01:10:57 PM
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- 08/10/2009 01:10:57 PM
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I am not familiar with her work either. Though the titles I have heard of before. *NM*
- 08/10/2009 03:11:15 PM
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Who? 
- 08/10/2009 03:58:49 PM
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- 08/10/2009 03:58:49 PM
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neither myself nor my boyfriend who is from berlin know of her...
- 08/10/2009 05:15:45 PM
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Yep. Just keep selecting random people. It's not like there are writers who really deserve it. 
- 09/10/2009 03:35:15 AM
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- 09/10/2009 03:35:15 AM
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I doubt those are the criteria.
- 09/10/2009 09:08:09 AM
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The real criteria is as follows:
- 10/10/2009 01:38:12 AM
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In 2001, 2005, and 2007 Someone from the UK/living in the UK, writing in English won.
- 10/10/2009 02:23:37 AM
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I'm happy she won. I had heard of her and read some of her stuff. Excellent choice.
- 10/10/2009 02:07:39 AM
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