The Example of Herta Müller, A Nobel Literature Prize Author, in The Relationship of Tourism and Literature

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Together with intersection of tourism with literature, a scientific branch (an art branch)  literary  tourism  takes place. Literary  tourism covers  the travels made to the places, in which authors were born,  they lived, studied, wrote their works;  spaces, in which scenes  take place, places that are related to the characters in their works or destinations famous  due  to literal figures.

Those making  this kind of  travels are called literary  tourists. This article deals  with  the literal spaces and areas, where  the scenes in the novels of Herta Müller, 2009 Nobel Literature Prize winner, Romania origin German citizen, take place.  Author mostly tells  the period  of communist regime in Romania in the leadership of Nicolai Ceausescu and  the end of that period i.e. riot in December 1989. 

Through literal works,  a city or country can become a tourism center. Authors and poets, who are destination creators,  bringing distinction and identity in a city or country, can make it a brand city of world tourism market. In the article,  the novels of Herta Müller in  the relationship of tourism literature  will be scrutinized. The article consists of four sections. The first section will give information about the relationship of tourism-literature; the second section, about Nobel Literature Prize and Herta Müller; the third section, about Romania Tourism; and the fourth section, about literal spaces in the novels of Herta Müller. The result coming to forefront in the study is that following  that  Herta Müller wins, Romania has  begun to become  an important literal tourism center.