"According to the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, Peter Englund, Muller's "moral momentum" means she fits the criteria for the award "perfectly"... - Alison Flood, The Guardian (Oct 2009) "The action in this volume may be slight, but Irene's innermost consciousness -where the political has indeed become the personal - is magnificently portrayed." New York Times Book Review "[A] profound story of dislocation." Kirkus Reviews"

"According to the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, Peter Englund, Muller's "moral momentum" means she fits the criteria for the award "perfectly"... - Alison Flood, The Guardian (Oct 2009) "The action in this volume may be slight, but Irene's innermost consciousness -where the political has indeed become the personal - is magnificently portrayed." New York Times Book Review "[A] profound story of dislocation." Kirkus Reviews"

"According to the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, Peter Englund, Muller's "moral momentum" means she fits the criteria for the award "perfectly"... - Alison Flood, The Guardian (Oct 2009) "The action in this volume may be slight, but Irene's innermost consciousness -where the political has indeed become the personal - is magnificently portrayed." New York Times Book Review "[A] profound story of dislocation." Kirkus Reviews"