The Passport

The Passport
	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

The Passport(German:Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt) is a novel byHerta Müller,published in German in 1986.^[1]The German title (literally, "Man is a greatpheasantin the world ") refers to a saying inRomania.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 theBanatin Romania, who applies for permission to emigrate toWest Germany.The novel was published in English bySerpent's Tailin 1989,^[3]the first of Müller's novels to be offered in direct translation.^[4]

Translations[edit]

Müller, Herta (1986)Der Mensch ist ein großer Fasan auf der Welt;Berlin:Carl Hanser VerlagISBN978-3-499-13385-5
- (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: AlbaISBN 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.Archivedfrom the original on 11 October 2009.Retrieved8 May2011.
^"Author of The Passport, The Appointment and Travelling on One Leg, Herta Mueller, wins Nobel Prize for Literature".The Herald Sun.9 October 2009.Archivedfrom the original on 30 December 2012.Retrieved21 April2011.She is known for her booksThe Passport,The Appointment,andTravelling on One Leg.
^Müller, Herta (9 October 2009)."Extract from The Passport by Herta Müller".The Guardian.London.Archivedfrom the original on 7 February 2017.Retrieved13 December2016.
^Holland, Jessica (9 November 2009)."The Passport by Herta Müller".The Observer.London.Archivedfrom the original on 18 October 2015.Retrieved21 April2011.

[1] "The Nobel Prize in Literature 2009 - Bio-bibliography".Nobelprize.org: The Official Website of the Nobel Prize.Archivedfrom the original on 11 October 2009.Retrieved8 May2011.

[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.Archivedfrom the original on 30 December 2012.Retrieved21 April2011.She is known for her booksThe Passport,The Appointment,andTravelling on One Leg.

[3] Müller, Herta (9 October 2009)."Extract from The Passport by Herta Müller".The Guardian.London.Archivedfrom the original on 7 February 2017.Retrieved13 December2016.

[4] Holland, Jessica (9 November 2009)."The Passport by Herta Müller".The Observer.London.Archivedfrom the original on 18 October 2015.Retrieved21 April2011.

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v t e Works byHerta Müller
Novels	The Passport(1986) Barfüßiger Februar(1987) Traveling on One Leg(1989) 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) The Hunger Angel(2009)
Short story collections	Nadirs(1982) Drückender Tango(1984)
Essays	Hunger und Seide(1995) In der Falle(1996) Der König verneigt sich und tötet(2003) Immer derselbe Schnee und immer derselbe Onkel(2011)
Poetry	Im Haarknoten wohnt eine Dame(2000) Este sau nu este Ion(Collage-poetry in Romanian, 2005) Die blassen Herren mit den Mokkatassen(2005) Vater telefoniert mit den Fliegen(2012)