Romanian born German writer Herta Mueller, author of such works as The Passport, The Land of Green Plums, and Nadir has won the Nobel Prize in Literature.  She was awarded the prize on December 10, 2009.

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Many of Herta’s books were on limited print runs, but publishersnow plan to print more of her books.