The Passport (German: Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt) is a novel by 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]
 First edition book cover | |
| Author | Herta Müller |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt |
| Publisher | Rotbuch Verlag |
Publication date | January 1, 1986 |
| ISBN | 9783880223141 |
Translations
edit- Müller, Herta (1986) Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt; Berlin: Carl Hanser Verlag ISBN 978-3-499-13385-5
- (English) The Passport (September 1989); Translator: Martin Chalmers; London: Serpent's Tail; 96p. ISBN 978-1-85242-139-7
- (French) L'homme est un grand faisan sur terre (1988); Translator: Nicole Bary; Paris: Maren Sell; 124p. ISBN 978-2-07-038238-5
- (Serbian) Čovek je veliki fazan na ovom svetu (2011); Translator: Tijana Tropin; Belgrade: Zlatni Zmaj: Laguna; 150p. ISBN 978-86-521-0550-2
- (Spanish) El hombre es un gran faisán en el mundo (1992); Translator: Juan José del Solar; Madrid: Siruela; 128p. ISBN 978-84-9841-094-5
- (Swedish) Människan är en stor fasan på jorden: en berättelse (1987); Translator: Karin Löfdahl; Stockholm: Alba ISBN 978-91-7458-828-6
- (Czech) Cestovní pas (2010); Translator: Radka Denemarková; Prague: Mladá fronta; 112 p. ISBN 978-80-204-2192-0
- (Malayalam) Passport (2010); Translator: Dr. S. Sreenivasan; India: DC Books; 120p. ISBN 978-81-264-2840-3
- (Korean) 인간은 이 세상의 거대한 꿩이다 (2010); Translator: 김인순; Korea: Munhakdongne Publishing Corp.; 160p. ISBN 978-89-546-1223-4
- සිංහල -දඩබිමක සිරගතව (සජීවනි කස්තුරිආරච්චි)
References
edit- ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 2009 - Bio-bibliography". Nobelprize.org: The Official Website of the Nobel Prize. Archived from the original on 11 October 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Author of The Passport, The Appointment and Travelling on One Leg, Herta Mueller, wins Nobel Prize for Literature". The Herald Sun. 9 October 2009. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
She is known for her books The Passport, The Appointment, and Travelling on One Leg.
- ^ Müller, Herta (9 October 2009). "Extract from The Passport by Herta Müller". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Holland, Jessica (9 November 2009). "The Passport by Herta Müller". The Observer. London. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2011.