THE LAND OF GREEN PLUMS - Softcover
Set in Romania at the height of Ceausescu's reign of terror, The Land of Green Plums tells the story of a group of young students, each of whom has left the impoverished provinces for the city in search of better prospects. Any hope they may have had for themselves and their future is dashed because the city, no less than the countryside, bears the mark of the dictatorship's corrosive touch. In turn, each of the narrator's friends betrays her, commits suicide or both. As they do so we see the way that the totalitarian state comes to inhabit every aspect of life and how everyone, even the strongest, must either bend to the oppressors or resist them and thereby perish. Herta Muller, herself a survivor of Ceausescu's police state, speaks from intimate experience. Scene by scene, in language at once harsh and poetic, she constructs a devastating picture of a society and a generation ruined by fear. In startling images of unsettling power: policemen filling their pockets and mouths with green plums; slaughterhouse workers drinking fresh cow's blood; a docile proletariat making things no one wants - `tin sheep and wooden watermelons' - Muller anatomizes a country and its citizens, and the corruption that has rotted the core of both.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherGranta
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1862072272
- ISBN 13 9781862072275
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Land of Green Plums
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001247679
Buy Used
US$ 2.14
Convert currency
Stock Image
Land of Green Plums
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR001506251
Buy Used
US$ 2.14
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Land of Green Plums: a Novel
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Land of Green Plums: a Novel This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 7719-9781862072275
Buy Used
US$ 3.75
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Land of Green Plums: a Novel
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Seller Inventory # 6545-9781862072275
Buy Used
US$ 3.59
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Land of Green Plums: a Novel
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present. Seller Inventory # M01862072272-G
Buy Used
US$ 3.77
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Land of Green Plums
Published by
Granta Books
(1998)
ISBN 10: 1862072272
ISBN 13: 9781862072275
Used
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Good. Trade paperback. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # GRP23725437
Buy Used
US$ 4.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
THE LAND OF GREEN PLUMS
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Very Good. 1713356727. 4/17/2024 12:25:27 PM. Seller Inventory # U9781862072275
Buy Used
US$ 7.15
Convert currency
Stock Image
THE LAND OF GREEN PLUMS
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Good. book. Seller Inventory # D7S9-1-M-1862072272-6
Buy Used
US$ 112.93
Convert currency
The Land of Green Plums >>>> A SUPERB SIGNED UK FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING PAPERBACK ORIGINAL <<<<
Published by
Granta, London
(1998)
ISBN 10: 1862072272
ISBN 13: 9781862072275
Used
Soft cover
First Edition
Signed
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine UK first edition, first printing (full number line) paperback original - no dustjacket (as issued) - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY HERTA MULLER - Pictures available upon request. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 002412
Buy Used
US$ 248.04
Convert currency