num_pages: 149
description: Winner, 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature  Irene is a fragile woman born to a German family in Romania, who has recently emigrated from her native country to West Germany. Politically and socially isolated, Irene moves within the orbit of three troubled men, while simultaneously embarking on an inner exploration of exile, homeland, and identity.
language: English
title: Traveling on One Leg
titlecomplete: Traveling on One Leg
genres: Fiction, Romania, German Literature, Literature, Nobel Prize, Germany, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Romanian Literature
ratings_count: 742
publisher: Northwestern University Press