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Writer Liao Yiwu Threatened By Chinese Government, Leaves For Germany

Writer Liao Yiwu Threatened By Chinese Government, Leaves For Germany

An outspoken Chinese writer and government critic has left his homeland for Germany after police repeatedly threatened him with imprisonment to prevent him from publishing any more of his controversial works overseas. Liao Yiwu arrived in Berlin two days ago at the end of a secretive journey that included transfers in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi and Warsaw, Poland, the writer said in a phone interview with The Associated Press.

 

Germany's Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prize

Germany's Mueller wins 2009 Nobel literature prize

German Herta Mueller, a Romanian-born writer who produced tales of the disenfranchised and fought for free speech, won the 2009 Nobel prize for literature Thursday.

 

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