The Hunger Angel : A Novel (Paperback)

from xtien

Story about a young German who is taken to a labor camp in Russia as "wiedergutmachung". Life in the camp is horrible, people die, there's constant hunger. Mueller wrote the book after talking to someone who had actually been in such a camp. If the person hadn't died before Mueller wrote the book...

from HippieLunatic

Such a beautifully painful story, written and translated with grace, this is the story of a forced laborer of German heritage in a rebuilding camp in the Soviet Union. The characters are all more than the skin and bones they become, both in the camp and in life after.

from Litfan

This is certainly not a light-hearted read; it is incredibly intense, and the horrors of forced labor so starkly captured that at times I needed to walk away from it. But it is a truly talented author who can keep a reader engaged in a story so profoundly sad. The story is narrated by Leo, a 17 y...

from Lila_Gustavus

That which doesn't kill me...doesn't make me stronger either. No man is an Island, entire of itself...Every man is an Island, entire of itself. (emphasis and changes are mine) These two quotes are simply thoughts of two individuals. Nietzsche's quote isn't even accurate ('kill' should be 'destroy...

from drachenbraut23

There's the boredom of wasted conversations, not to mention opportunities. Even the simplest request takes many words, and there's no guarantee that any one of them will do the trick. I often avoid conversations, and when I seek them out, I am afraid of them,...... Herta Müller actually planned t...