His debut novel, how the soldier repairs the gramophone, was acclaimed by readers and critics alike, and has been translated into thirty languages so far. Extract from how the soldier repairs the gramophone by sasa. Witness to war and peace, the drina remains the steadying thread coursing through a tale and territory bloodily torn apart by conflict. In the spring of 1992, he fled alongside his family to germany as a refugee of the bosnian war.
Dw book expert david levitz on how the soldier repairs the gramophone by sasa stanisic 05. The seattle times when the civil war destroys his home in bosnia in the 1990s, the young alexandar flees with his. Nov 05, 2015 this is the second novel by sasa stanisic, born in bosnia in 1978 and a teenage refugee from the civil war in former yugoslavia. Serbian refugees fleeing bosnia picturealliancedpad. How the soldier repairs the gramophone stanisicsasa on. Sasa stanisics how the soldier repairs the gramophone. When the shadow of war spreads to visegrad, aleksandar goes with his family to germany. How the soldier repairs the gramophone 9780802118660. May 29, 2008 how the soldier repairs the gramophone read an exclusive extract of the new english translation of sasa stanisics magical debut about a young soldier s flight into germany during the bosnian war. The hardcover publication of how the soldier repairs the gramophone launched stanisic as an exciting and important new voice in literary fiction and earned exuberant praise from readers and critics alike. This book has been very much hyped translated into 32 languages, the publisher proclaims and it certainly is quite a.
Now in paperback, stanisics debut about a boy who experiences the bosnian war and finds the secret to survival in language and stories is. Stanisic, sasa, 1978 how the soldier repairs the gramophone ocolc460999927. How the soldier repairs the gramophone hardcover june 10, 2008. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Sasa stanisic addresses this question in his biography. Since stanisi grew up in visegrad and moved to germany in 1992 as a fourteenyearold, i assume it is somewhat autobiographical. How the soldier repairs the gramophone book by sasa stanisic. How the soldier repairs the gramophone is more about impressions, feelings, emotions. We follow aleksandar from bosnia to germany and back again in sasa stanisic s remarkable debut, how the soldier repairs the gramophone seamlessly translated by anthea bell, an energetic, magical romp through a childhood interruptedand shapedby the bosnian war. How the soldier repairs the gramophone is more about impressions, feelings, emotions, than it is about a series of specific events. I enjoyed much of how the soldier repairs the gramophone because i thought stanisics childhood observations of war and culture were so interesting.
Rsvp sasa stanisic 1978 sasa stanisic was born in visegrad, in bosniaherzegovina, in 1978 and has lived in germany since 1992. How the soldier repairs the gramophone 9780802144225. How the soldier repairs the gramophone is about stories left unfinished, the boy that the man left behind, the ellipsis in the rabbis words left unspoken, innocence and memory left whole. In 2019, he received the german book prize for his. How the soldier repairs the gramophonethe tale of a boy who experiences. Sasa stanisic was born in visegrad, a small town in bosnia which was the. Sasa stanisic books list of books by author sasa stanisic. The bollinger everyman wodehouse prize is the united kingdoms only literary award for comic literature. Luchterhand literaturverlag hardcover, original title. Extract from how the soldier repairs the gramophone by. For young aleksandar the best magician in the nonaligned states and painter of unfinis. How the soldier repairs the gramophone tells the story of aleksandar krsmanovi, a boy who is growing up in the bosnian town of visegrad but flees with his family to germany in 1992 to escape the war. Sasa stanisic s debut novel, how the soldier repairs the gramophone in marvelous english translation by anthea bell i couldnt get my hands on a german version, is full of these fabulous hairpin turns between the grandiose and the everyday which makes up much of its substantial charm. Sasa stanisic autor, sprecher luchterhand literaturverlag.
May 05, 2020 sasa stanisic 1978 sasa stanisic was born in visegrad, in bosniaherzegovina, in 1978 and has lived in germany since 1992. How the soldier repairs the gramophone 1st edition by sasa stanisic, anthea bell translator, sasa stanisic hardcover, 304 pages, published 2008. Stanisic, saa staniic, stanisic sasa, sascha stanisic, sasa stanisic, sasa stanisic, sasa stanisic, sasa stanisi. Sasa stanisic aleksandar spends most of his time playing football in the bosnian town of visegrad. Editions of how the soldier repairs the gramophone by sasa. His first novel, how the soldier repairs the gramophone. The events described are dire, but sasa stanisics inventive flourishes, in. We follow aleksandar from bosnia to germany and back again in sasa stanisics remarkable debut, how the soldier repairs the gramophone seamlessly translated by anthea bell, an energetic, magical romp through a childhood interruptedand shapedby the bosnian war. A fresh, poignant and very funny novel about a young child caught up in the bosnian conflict. I actually had a different writer in mind ivo andric, who won the nobel prize for literature in 1961 but when i saw this in the bookshop i switched. People are always excited to discover a young author, as if he or she were a rare kind of beetle that spent all its time lurking under rocks and waiting for the revelation.
Powerful, vivid, funny, and devastating, how the soldier repairs the gramophone captures the catastrophe of war through a childs eyes and shows how words have the ability to mend what is broken and resurrect what is lost. Stanisic, sasa how the soldier repairs the gramophone german. Pdf how the soldier repairs the gramophone 2008 book. Download a free reading guide to how the soldier repairs the gramophone. He was born in visegrad, bosnia and herzegovina, and moved to germany as a refugee of the bosnian war when he was 14 years old. In his debut novel, sasa stanisic recreates an adolescents experience of the civil war. The lost children can either be read as a full length ebook or in 3 serialised ebook only parts. How the soldier repairs the gramophone by sasa stanisic stanisic fiercely defends the power of the imagination as a weapon to.
In 1992, his family escaped the war and came to germany. His books before the feast and how the soldier repairs the gramophone have been translated into numerous languages. It is a book that revels in the childs gift of making the usual unusual, and in doing so evokes the poignancy when this ability begins to fade. How the soldier repairs the gramophone, his first novel, was published in 2006 to wide acclaim. A decade later he returns to bosnia to track down a muslim friend, asija. How the soldier repairs the gramophone and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
In 2019, he received the german book prize for his novel. Bookseller overview upcoming releases full catalog download. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. For young aleksandar krsmanovic, his grandfather slavkos stories endow life in visegrad with a kaleidoscopic brilliance. How the soldier repairs the gramophone by sasa stanisic bosniaherzegovina, german the lights of pointenoire by alain mabanckou congo, french the goddess chronicle by natsuo kirino japan, japanese allah is not obliged by ahmadou kourouma ivory coast, french the iraqi christ by hassan blasim iraq, arabic. Now in paperback, stanisics debut about a boy who experiences the bosnian war and finds the secret to survival in language and stories is bound to dazzle a whole new. Sasa stanisic quotes author of how the soldier repairs the. He was born in visegrad, bosnia and herzegovina as the son. He was born in visegrad, bosnia and herzegovina as the son of a bosniak mother and a serbian father. You cant go home again, is much more than a saying once your town becomes the site of genocide, as sasa stanisic details in his debut novel, how the soldier repairs. Covering the war years, lawrences american works, his time in australia and mexico, and the works of the last years of his life, this book provides readers with a complete analysis, during this period, of lawrence as a religious man, thinker and artist.
He has authored a novel, several audioplays, short stories, poems, essays and translations. This book provides that survey, from 1915 to the end of lawrences life. A wise and poetic book that deals with the loss of homeland, and the start of a new life. How the soldier repairs the gramophone quotes by sasa stanisic. How the soldier repairs the gramophone, by sasa stanisic the.
Books how the soldier repairs the gramophone read an exclusive extract of the new english translation of sasa stanisics magical debut about a young soldiers flight into germany during the. Sasa stanisic author of how the soldier repairs the. Oxfordweidenfeld translation prize is an annual literary prize for any book length translation into english from any other living european language. Now in paperback, stanisics debut about a boy who experiences the bosnian war and finds the secret to survival in language and stories is bound to dazzle a whole new readership. Sasa stanisic aleksandar is comradeinchief of fishing, the best magician in the nonaligned states and painter of unfinished things. How the soldier repairs the gramophone by sasa stanisic is my book from bosnia and herzegovina for the read the world challenge. You can read part 1 two weeks ahead of release of the full length ebook and paperback. Set against the backdrop of argentinas violent military junta in the late 1970s, kamchatka is a wise, deeply moving drama about broken loyalties and the imaginative spaces we retreat to when we need to make sense of an unimaginable world. Sasa stanisic, born in visegrad in bosniaherzegovina in 1978, came to germany when he was fourteen. How the soldier repairs the gramophone by sasa stanisic. May 15, 2008 how the soldier repairs the gramophone is his first novel and was shortlisted for the german book award as well as winning several other major prizes with translations into 24 languages forthcoming. Stanisic, sasa how the soldier repairs the gramophone.
How the soldier repairs the gramophone english pen. How the soldier repairs the gramophone by sasa stanisic stanisic fiercely defends the power of the imagination as a weapon to counteract brutal reality, says isobel montgomery. In some ways, it reminded me of markus zusaks the book thief in its abstractness, but the world war ii work has much more of a concrete tale than this one. In sasa stanisics bittersweet, musical novel about a boy growing up in. He has written an acclaimed novel in german which was published in english under the title how the soldier repairs the gramophone. How the soldier repairs the gramophone ebook, 2008. For the short stories in trappers he was awarded the rheingau literature prize and the schubart literature prize. Sasa stanisic author of how the soldier repairs the gramophone. Neighbors, friends, and family past and present take on a mythic quality.
How the soldier repairs the gramophone by sasa stanisic grove press, 304 pp. Sasa stanisic deliberately wrote his book in german. How the soldier repairs the gramophone sasastanisicantheabell on. He studied at the deutsches literaturinstitut in leipzig. May 21, 2009 how the soldier repairs the gramophone tells the story of aleksandar krsmanovi, a boy who is growing up in the bosnian town of visegrad but flees with his family to germany in 1992 to escape the war. Wodehouse, past winners include paul torday in 2007 with salmon fishing in the yemen and marina lewycka with a short history of tractors in ukrainian 2005 and jasper fforde for the well of lost plots in 2004. In the spring of 1992, he fled alongside his family to germany as a refugee of the bosnian war stanisic has written an acclaimed novel in german which was published in english under the. Buy a cheap copy of how the soldier repairs the gramophone book by sasa stanisic.
How the soldier repairs the gramophone with a crackling. How the soldier repairs the gramophone grove atlantic. Editions for how the soldier repairs the gramophone. Jul 29, 2008 born in visegrad, bosnia and escaping during its serbian invasion, sasa stanisic charts his debut novel as a whimsical child tenderly mindful of the river drina. Stanisic is also the recipient of the prestigious graz and iowa writing fellowships. Sasa stanisic, how the soldier repairs the gramophone tags. In 2019 he won the german book prize for his novel herkunft. First published in 1974 as a circle of children this is the first of four books from learning disabilities specialist mary maccracken. See all books authored by sasa stanisic, including how the soldier repairs the gramophone, and vor dem fest, and more on.
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