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Author | Herta Müller |
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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 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]
She is known for her books The Passport, The Appointment, and Travelling on One Leg.