This novel struck me as by-the-numbers magical realism, with a dash of socialist kitsch and a couple of scenes ripped wholesale out of a Kusturica film. Added to Watchlist. | Adlibris This was a very interesting novel. After the first hundred or so pages, the book improved-- there are a couple of chapters near the end that are downright heartshattering-- but it remained a, I remember feeling really excited about the potential of this book when I first picked it up in the bookstore, but when I actually started to read it in earnest, I found myself disappointed. by Alfaguara, Published August 2008 However, I think the narrative skipped around way too much. by Ayrıntı Yayınları, Published June 11th 2009 The back cover states that this story is about a young boy named Aleksander and his story tellings during the Bosnian war, how he fled to Germany and 10 years late. I started this book last November, read about 30 pages and stopped. Ilmainen toimitus yli 39,90 euron tilauksiin. by Grove Press. Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert. Original Title: Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert original edition Hardcover with jacket, 320 pages , 13.5 x 21.5 cm , 5.3 x 8.5 in. How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone. Start by marking “How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone” as Want to Read: Error rating book. I chose historical fiction as a shelf for this book. LANGUAGES / ACCENTS & DIALECTS. Add to Watchlist. Published June 10th 2008 If I were a magician who could make things possible, we'd be really brave.". Saša Stanišić, 'Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert': Reinscribing Bosnia, or: Sad Things, Positively / Brigid Haines. After the first hundred or so pages, the book improved-- there are a couple of chapters near the end that are downright heartshattering-- but it remained a little too precious, and the characters too underdeveloped for my taste. I would characterize, Let me over-generalize for a second and say there are two kinds of novels: the ones we read for the plot (", people very curious about the former yugoslavia, i don't even know who else, this is about a kid living through the conflict in the former yugoslavia & sharing his stories of living through the war via a series of reminiscences that sound a lot like parables. muu, 2010. US$15.31. $24.57 Altes Land (German Edition) Dorte Hansen. Responsibility: Saša Stanišić. Stanisic writes of his boyhood growing up in Bosnia before and during the war, but it's not your typical "war story," rather it's a heart-wrenching, hilarious account of an imaginative childhood that happens to include a war. by Phoenix, Published June 12th 2008 The storytelling was enchanting, hilarious, heartbreaking and some of the most quotable stuff I've ever read (three-dot-ellipsis man!). Before the Feast. 01 Jul 2008. This author was born and lived in Visegrad, Bosnia/Herzegovina. by RM Buch und Medien, Published 2009 Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Plot Summary submission guide. Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert Literaturverfilmung VOICE OVER Adnan G. Köse by Pushkin Press, Published March 31st 2010 Showing all 0 items Jump to: Summaries. 2017 Wie der Soldat das Grammofon Repariert | Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe. by Luchterhand Literaturverlag, Published May 26th 2009 Saša Stanišić (7. maaliskuuta 1978 Višegrad) on saksalainen kirjailija. Paperback. View production, box office, & company info Production Notes from IMDbPro. Flowers without weeds growing around them. Status: Pre-production. Bosnia’s Magical Realism Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert (How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone) By Sasa Stanisic 320 pages, Munich: … 3.9 out of 5 stars 26. After that I was fully buying into the child's voice of imaginative, quirky associations of things that adults leave behind once they grow up. 15.9k Followers, 1,174 Following, 515 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Saša Stanišić (@howtowaitforalongtime) Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert. If I were a magician who could make things possible, we'd be able to understand all languages every evening between eight and nine. There are nice bits about being a boy growing up in a relatively unsophisticated town. The death of Slavko, beloved grandfather of Aleks, gives us a first clue of what the novel is about, the necessity of coping with loss and endings. Als der Bürgerkrieg in den 90er Jahren Bosnien heimsucht, flieht der junge Aleksandar mit seinen Eltern in den Westen. Wie Der Soldat Das Grammofon Repariert. "If I were a magician who could make things possible, I'd have lemonade always tasting as it did on the evening Francesco explained how right it was for the Italian moon to be a feminine moon. Be the first to contribute! Aleksander and his family escape from the madness to Germany. Stanišić's great love for Yugoslavia shines and of course it makes me reflect sadly on what was lost. (Considerazioni in italiano a seguire) Aleksandar is a boy between 8 and 14, who lives in Višegrad, goes to school, loves fishing and spending his days with friends like any other child in the world. by Stock, Published July 2013 For those who have ever visited Bosnia or are from there, the sites, sounds, and people will strike a true chord that will leave you longing to return. But chapter 4 completely turned round my opinion. Genre/Form: Belletristische Darstellung: Additional Physical Format: Online version: Stanišić, Saša, 1978-Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert. Sasa Stanisic . Sasa Stanisic was born on March 7, 1978 in Visegrad, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia-Herzegovina. by Anthea Bell, Grove Press, 2008). 21 May 2009. [mentor Car Prijić, Milka]. Abstract. The time line also seems rather skewed, it yo-yos back and forth from the present to the past, and back again that it sometimes takes a while to grasp what is happening. The beginning started out great, but it gradually felt like I was reading narrations of someone's dreams; where it is very disconnected and scattered about all over the place, with no visible flow, and sometimes quite nonsensical. Heart-rending. by Livre de Poche, Published 2007 11 1. Hardcover. The Drina features solidly in the book as well and it is probably the best love story about the river since Ivo Andric. Be the first to contribute! Anybody who has left their homeland only to return an accidental stranger will ache at Aleksander’s homecoming. 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He studied German and Slavonic studies in Leipzig, before writing his well-received novel Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert (How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone, which has had considerable critical and commercial success. Stanišić beautifully captures the disjointed, nonsensical chaos of wartime in a darkly comical and endearing voice. Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert. Sasa Stanisic. 2006. godine objavio je roman Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert (Kako vojnik popravlja gramofon) - djelomično autobiografsko djelo kojeg se radnja odvija u Bosni i Hercegovini tijekom posljednih 20 godina. Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert (2006) Vor dem Fest (2014) Fallensteller. He is a writer, known for Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert, Druckfrisch (2003) and Lesenswert (2013). … I've never experienced a voice that was this unique, perhaps even experimental, that didn't eventually become tiring on the reader. by Jāņa Rozes apgāds, Published 2007 Welcome back. A lost world and only story-telling can restore it, in the imagination at least. 288 S. Herkunft (2019) České překlady z němčiny. Exuberant. Wie Der Soldat Das Grammofon Repariert. 4.3 out of 5 stars 92. The scenes about the war are very subtle, most probably because Aleksander chose to leave things "unfinished", so you never really get how gruesome the war can be, as I think he blocks a lot of it out, or describes it in bits and pieces. Plot. I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! But chapter 4 completely turned round my opinion. by Grove Press, Published 2009 He relives his childhood, memories of his grandfather, the fall of Communism, his inability to cope with death and war. Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert (Kindle Edition) Published March 11th 2009 by Luchterhand Literaturverlag Kindle Edition, 320 pages Add to basket. However, it feels that it is very little about what it is supposed to be and more about diary excerpts. by Luchterhand Hardcover, Published 2014 There is something very nostalgic about the way Aleksander's thought process goes, and how he grows up from believing he is a magician to wishing that he was. The story is in two parts. A delightful and uproarious scene about a man discovering his wife in the act of making him a cuckold and the crazy little associative details given by the narrator (involving copies of "Das Kapital" and a Hemingway novel) and then the possessed trail of revenge taken by the cuckold. ANHANG: DEUTSCH-SCHREIBENDE AUTOREN MIT WURZELN AUS DEM EX-JUGOSLAWISCHEN RAUM 8. Needs lots of concentration tho. Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 1. vyd. by Círculo de Leitores, Published August 1st 2006 Erzählungen (2016) München: Luchterhand Literaturverlag, 2016. A delightful and uproarious scene about a man discovering his wife in the act of making him a cuckold and the crazy little associative details given by the narrator (involving copies of "Das Kapital" a. It looks like we don't have any Plot Summaries for this title yet. $20.81 Herzfaden. I read this novel as part of my quest to read a book written by an author from each of the 169 countries of the world. But in 1992 the Serbs came and a genocide of the Bosniak population resulted. Includes free vocabulary trainer, verb tables and pronunciation function. Release Info. Since I often start and stop reading, I had to reacquaint myself often. Condition: Brand New. The Drina features solidly in the book as well and it is probably the best love story about the river. He fled the country to Germany during the war when he was 14. Terribly poignant stuff. The story is quietly told. Sasa Stanisic, Writer: Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert. Published May 6th 2009 by Czarne, Published March 11th 2009 Truly amazing -- will have you laughing and crying and amazed at the talent of this young author! Being finished should be stopped! Synopsis . At one point he gets a letter from his cousin, also a young boy, Zoran, "I hate the bridge. Osta kirja Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert Sasa Stanisic (ISBN 9783442741694) osoitteesta Adlibris.fi. I started this book last November, read about 30 pages and stopped. $14.00 Annette, ein Heldinnenepos. Der vorliegende Beitrag geht zwei unterschiedlichen Suchrichtungen auf der Spur kultureller Hybridität in Saša Stanišićs Roman Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert nach. by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Published May 26th 2008 Paperback. Refresh and try again. by Cappelen Damm, How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone (Hardcover), Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert (Paperback), How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone (Paperback), Kako vojnik popravlja gramofon (Paperback), Asker Gramofonu Nasıl Tamir Eder? Welcome back. Lähetetään 3 arkipäivässä. Arabic (native language) | English (fluent) | German (fluent) SKILLS . I find it hard to buy into child narrators because usually the voice written for them is too literary, their perspective too adult for me to buy into that this is a child talking. There are nice bits about being a boy growing up in a relatively unsophisticated town. Magazine şi preţuri - Carti Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert (2010) 61,00 RON! Sasa Stanisic. I’ve read it actually twice during last year, first as ARC which I was aiming to keep in my permanent collection but then I received definitive copy which is staying (actually it’s already taken from me) in PC. it had a bit of an. Tentative 3 stars. He has recently written a play, performed in Graz, where he was named writer in residence. Sasa Stanisic. It tells the story of Aleksander Krsmanovic, a young Bosnian boy whose family is forced to emigrate to the town of Essen in Germany during the war. ISBN: 978-3-630-87242-1 € 20.00 [D] Get More From IMDb. When his grandfather dies, Aleks channels his storytelling talent to help with his grief. Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert : Roman. Meillä on miljoonia kirjoja, löydä seuraava lukuelämyksesi tänään! Strange about this book: when I am reading it, I think it's gorgeous. Djela. To see what your friends thought of this book. Add to basket. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Sometimes I had a hard time figuring out what was going on. WIE DER SOLDAT DAS GRAMMOFON REPARIERT By Sasa Stanisic **BRAND … Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. There are awful bits, barely understood as seen through the eyes of a young boy. Delectable. 2016 Angst – Die Geschichte der Unbarmherzigkei t | MUV - Kleist Forum, Frankfurt (Oder) directed by Hannes langer | Diverse . I find it hard to buy into child narrators because usually the voice written for them is too literary, their perspective too adult for me to buy into that this is a child talking. Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert. Here though, the beauty of the writing continually expands with the story. Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert Drama. Danielle Evans was just 26 when she released her short story collection Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self in 2010, a multi-award-winning... For young Aleksandar - the best magician in the non-aligned states and painter of unfinished things - life is endowed with a mythic quality in the Bosnian town of Višegrad, a rich playground for his imagination. I takes place in the former country of Yugoslavia. EINLEITUNG Sowohl der kulturwissenschaftliche als auch der … Reminds me of how a child's mind can often be more sensible than an adult's. I support furthermore and etcetera!”, Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Nominee for comic fiction (2009), Magnesia Litera Nominee for Translation (Litera za překladovou knihu) (2012), Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Nominee for Longlist (2009), Deutscher Buchpreis (German Book Prize) Nominee for Shortlist (2006), Bremer Literaturpreis for Förderpreis (2007), Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize (2009), How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone, by Sasa Stanisic, 'The Office of Historical Corrections' and the Power of the Short Story. Abstract: A fresh, poignant and very funny novel about a young child caught up in the Bosnian conflict. by Samizdat B92, Published August 16th 2019 Other links. Be the first to ask a question about How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone. Paperback. 4.5 out of 5 stars 176. : (Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert 2010 ) Limba: germană, Legare: Copertă tare, Număr pagini: 442, Editura: btb Verlag, Autor: Sasa Stanisic, ISBN-13: 9783442741694, Data emiterii: 2010 I takes place in the former country of Yugoslavia. Emerging German-Language Novelists of the Twenty-First Century, Pages: 105 - 118 . Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. There is no ranting or raving or choosing side or condemnations. US$16.05. Die wertvollste Gabe ist die Erfindung, der größte Reichtum die Fantasie. But overall, this book is an okay read. I suppose I'll finish it, I'm just not in a hurry. I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! As a child, Aleksander is imaginative and surrounded by a large and supportive family. Because of the author's writing style--the story shifts in perspective and time--I think I would have liked it best if I could have read without many interruptions. It's about an interesting time, the war in the Balkans recently, and the young protagonist is funny and observant. Look up the German to English translation of burlesk in the PONS online dictionary. Even so, I must give props to the author's storytelling skill. ABSTRACT en This link goes to a English section de This link goes to a Korean section This article argues that Vor dem Fest, Saša Stanišić’s second novel, represents a continuation of the author's attempt, begun in his 2006 debut, Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert, to write about ‘sad things, positively’. Price: US $32.49 . Jak voják opravuje gramofon (Wie der Soldat das Grammophon repariert: Roman). The back cover states that this story is about a young boy named Aleksander and his story tellings during the Bosnian war, how he fled to Germany and 10 years later, tries to find the girl that captured his heart a long time ago in Visegrad. Hän syntyi Višegradissa, Bosnia ja Hertsegovinassa, ja pakeni 14-vuotiaana Bosnian sotaa Saksaan.. Stanišićin esikoisteos Wie des Soldat das Grammofon repariert käsittelee omaelämäkerrallisia aineksia, muun muassa sotaa, pakoa ja uutta alkua sadun keinoin. Mouth-watering. June 10th 2008 The first written by a young Aleksander living in the Bosnian town of Visegrad was humorous, insightful and full of great writing. This is an outstanding novel! by Grove Press, Published 2008 The best contemporary novel that I've read. There are awful bits, barely understood as seen through the eyes of a young boy. The story is quietly told. I tried reading it again recently, restarted from the beginning, and it is still as difficult to read as it was the last time I tried, but I persevered on and finally managed to finish it. by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Published 2008 SCHLUSSFOLGERUNG 7. Sasa Stanisic. At one point he gets a letter from his cousin, also a young boy, Zoran, "I hate the bridge. Sometimes so quickly that I didn't realize that Aleks was talking about things as horrifying as they were. I'm against things being over. I'm only on p. 118 or so but when I put it down, I don't long to go back to it. I bet it will go up at some point. Be the first to add the plot. Refresh and try again. I tried reading it again recently, restarted from the beginning, and it is still as difficult to read as it was the last time I tried, but I persevered on and finally managed to finish it. Krieg in der Literatur aus der Kinderperspektive: Saša Stanišićs Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert und Ivana Simić Bodrožićs Roman Hotel Nirgendwo. There is no ranting or raving or choosing side or condemnations. Ich zweifelte an der Zauberei, aber ich hatte keine Zweifel an meinem Opa. The ex-professional footballer who's career has been finished by a leg amputation after fighting in the war. The last chapter is very clever as well, all the things left unfinished (which he painted always with something left out so it was wilfully incomplete) he is determined finally to restore, but you realise that some aren't ever really started, some become finished by dint of the movement of time and history (Yugoslavia is finished as a country not just without Slovenia & Croatia in his painting, but all 6 republics breaking away into independence). Shadows of people under a streetlamp without any people being there. by Frassinelli, Published 2008 A review I wrote for elsewhere--I don't really want to bother capsuling it: The real magic of this work is the writing. 4.3 out of 5 stars 108. Get this from a library! I liked the first half of the book much better than the second. Publisher Synopsis 'Sasa Stanisic's inventive flourishes...inject the novel with a breezy bravado.' Paperback. Details about WIE DER SOLDAT DAS GRAMMOFON REPARIERT By Sasa Stanisic **BRAND NEW** ~ BRAND NEW!! I especially enjoyed the last third of the book. Hardback. After the first 3 chapters I didn't think I was going to enjoy this. So I’ve read both, ARC and definitive book and they are the same, How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone by Sasa Stanisic (Trans. Snort-provoking. Swansea University Author: Brigid, Haines. If I were a magician who could make things possible, all dams would keep their promises. Poignant. I remember feeling really excited about the potential of this book when I first picked it up in the bookstore, but when I actually started to read it in earnest, I found myself disappointed. by Fraktura, Published October 22nd 2015 Hardcover. I could only read in small doses though, as my mind wanders off after 10 pages. I could only read in small doses though, as my mind wanders off after 10 pages. US$14.90. Showing all 0 items Jump to: Release Dates (0) Also Known As (AKA) (0) Release Dates It looks like we don't have any release dates for this title yet. See complete list of in-production titles on IMDbPro Add Image Add an image. $16.87 How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone. Thought-provoking. [The only account of a fishing expedition that I have ever read and really enjoyed. Others are killed up on the bridge, and the women kneel ther in the morning, scrubbing the blood away.". Mind you, it became wearing when the kid reached adulthood but still thought and observed like a child, even though it's an act of trying to reclaim the past of his uprooted childhood that has been ravaged by civil war. 2009 DSA: Zinke Rennt Know what this is about? Stanisic writes of his boyhood growing up in Bosnia before and during the war, but it's not your typical "war story," rather it's a heart-wrenching, hilarious account of an imaginative childhood that happens to include a war. This is beautiful writing. “Missing someone, they say, is self-centered. 14 Jun 2016. It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. US$14.45. I am Comrade-in-Chief of going on. Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert. Farcical. 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,047. I'm not hungry for it but I admire it when I do read it. This novel struck me as by-the-numbers magical realism, with a dash of socialist kitsch and a couple of scenes ripped wholesale out of a Kusturica film. Pre-production. He tells stories that he can't finish. I hate the shots in the night and the bodies in the river, and I hate the way you don't hear the water when a body hits it, I hate being so far away from everything, from strength and from courage; I hate myself for hiding out at our old school, and i hate my eyes because they can't see exactly who's being pushed into the deep water and shot there, or maybe even shot while falling. Merk dir das, Aleksandar, sagte Opa ernst, als er mir den Hut aufsetzte, merk dir das und denk dir die Welt schöner aus. by Grove Press. 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