[Clarissa]

Thanks for that Stewart. I had no idea that there were any 'foreigners' writing in German. Lots in French or English. Strictly speaking, I suppose Herta Müller can be considered a foreigner, born in Romania etc. And the bilingual upbringing did have an effect on her writing. Saw a documentary on German TV in which her divorced husband spoke highly of her. He also pointed out that some of her sentences and descriptions were actually translations from the Romanian and gave examples. Probably subconscious but found that fact most interesting