The Passport Explained
| Orig Lang Code: | de |
| Title Orig: | Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt |
| Author: | Herta Müller |
| Isbn: | 9783880223141 |
| Pub Date: | January 1, 1986 |
| Publisher: | Rotbuch Verlag |
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]
Translations
- Müller, Herta (1986) Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt; Berlin: Carl Hanser Verlag (English) The Passport (September 1989); Translator: Martin Chalmers; London: Serpent's Tail; 96p.
- (French) L'homme est un grand faisan sur terre (1988); Translator: Nicole Bary; Paris: Maren Sell; 124p.
- (Serbian) Čovek je veliki fazan na ovom svetu (2011); Translator: Tijana Tropin; Belgrade: Zlatni Zmaj: Laguna; 150p.
- (Spanish) El hombre es un gran faisán en el mundo (1992); Translator: Juan José del Solar; Madrid: Siruela; 128p.
- (Swedish) Människan är en stor fasan på jorden: en berättelse (1987); Translator: Karin Löfdahl; Stockholm: Alba
- (Czech) Cestovní pas (2010); Translator: Radka Denemarková; Prague: Mladá fronta; 112 p.
- (Malayalam) Passport (2010); Translator: Dr. S. Sreenivasan; India: DC Books; 120p.
- (Korean) 인간은 이 세상의 거대한 꿩이다 (2010); Translator: 김인순; Korea: Munhakdongne Publishing Corp.; 160p.
- සිංහල -දඩබිමක සිරගතව (සජීවනි කස්තුරිආරච්චි)
Notes and References
- Web site: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2009 - Bio-bibliography . Nobelprize.org . The Official Website of the Nobel Prize . 8 May 2011 . 11 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091011034807/http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2009/bio-bibl.html . live .
- News: Author of The Passport, The Appointment and Travelling on One Leg, Herta Mueller, wins Nobel Prize for Literature . 9 October 2009 . 21 April 2011 . The Herald Sun . She is known for her books The Passport, The Appointment, and Travelling on One Leg. . 30 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121230171415/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/herta-mueller-wins-nobel-literature-prize/story-e6frf7lf-1225784711530 . live .
- News: Extract from The Passport by Herta Müller . London . The Guardian . Herta . Müller . 9 October 2009 . 13 December 2016 . 7 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170207195021/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/oct/09/herta-muller-the-passport-extract . live .
- News: The Passport by Herta Müller . . 9 November 2009 . 21 April 2011 . Jessica . Holland . London . 18 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151018221714/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/nov/08/the-passport-herta-muller-review . live .
