The Swedish Academy, which decides the winner of the 10 million Swedish crown (£900,000) prize, recognised Muller, 56, for her ability to depict “with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose ... the landscape of the dispossessed”.
She is best known for describing the harsh conditions suffered in Romania under the totalitarian rule of the late communist dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu. She began work as a translator but was reportedly sacked after refusing to co-operate with the country’s notorious secret police.
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