The Passport

The Passport

The Passport (German: Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt) is a novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Herta Müller, published in German in 1986.[1] The German title (literally, "Man is a great pheasant in the world") refers to a saying in Romania. The novel, one of several for which the author was known when winning the Nobel in 2009,[2] tells the story of a village miller in a German-speaking village in the Banat in Romania, who applies for permission to emigrate to West Germany. The novel was published in English by Serpent's Tail in 1989,[3] the first of Müller's novels to be offered in direct translation.[4]

Translations

  • Müller, Herta (1986) Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt; Berlin: Carl Hanser Verlag ISBN 9783499133855
    • (English) The Passport (September 1989); Translator: Martin Chalmers; London: Serpent's Tail; 96p. ISBN 9781852421397
    • (French) L'homme est un grand faisan sur terre (1988); Translator: Nicole Bary; Paris: Maren Sell; 124p. ISBN 9782070382385
    • (Serbian) Čovek je veliki fazan na ovom svetu (2011); Translator: Tijana Tropin; Belgrade: Zlatni Zmaj: Laguna; 150p. ISBN 9788652105502
    • (Spanish) El hombre es un gran faisán en el mundo (1992); Translator: Juan José del Solar; Madrid: Siruela; 128p. ISBN 9788498410945
    • (Swedish) Människan är en stor fasan på jorden: en berättelse (1987); Translator: Karin Löfdahl; Stockholm: Alba ISBN 9789174588281

References

  1. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 2009 - Bio-bibliography". Nobelprize.org: The Official Website of the Nobel Prize. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2009/bio-bibl.html. Retrieved 8 May 2011. 
  2. ^ "Author of The Passport, The Appointment and Travelling on One Leg, Herta Mueller, wins Nobel Prize for Literature". The Herald Sun. 9 October 2009. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/herta-mueller-wins-nobel-literature-prize/story-e6frf7lf-1225784711530. Retrieved 21 April 2011. "She is known for her books The Passport, The Appointment, and Travelling on One Leg." 
  3. ^ Müller, Herta (9 October 2009). "Extract from The Passport by Herta Müller". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/oct/09/herta-muller-the-passport-extract. 
  4. ^ Holland, Jessica (9 November 2009). "The Passport by Herta Müller". London: The Observer. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/nov/08/the-passport-herta-muller-review. Retrieved 21 April 2011. 
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Novels
The Passport (1986)  • Barfüßiger Februar (1987)  • Traveling on One Leg (1989)  • Wie Wahrnehmung sich erfindet (1990)  • Der Teufel sitzt im Spiegel (1991)  • Der Fuchs war damals schon der Jäger (1992)  • Eine warme Kartoffel ist ein warmes Bett (1992)  • Der Wächter nimmt seinen Kamm (1993)  • Angekommen wie nicht da (1994)  • The Land of Green Plums (1994)  • In der Falle (1996)  • The Appointment (1997)  • Der fremde Blick oder das Leben ist ein Furz in der Laterne (1999)  • Heimat ist das, was gesprochen wird (2001)  • Die blassen Herren mit den Mokkatassen (2005)  • Everything I Possess I Carry With Me (2009)
Short story collections
Nadirs (1982)  • Drückender Tango (1984)
Other
Hunger und Seide (Essays, 1995)  • Im Haarknoten wohnt eine Dame (Poetry, 2000) Der König verneigt sich und tötet (Essays, 2003)  • Este sau nu este Ion (Collage-poetry in Romanian, 2005)

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