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National Book Foundation > Author > Saša Stanišić
Saša Stanišić was born in Višegrad (Yugoslavia) in 1978 and has lived in Germany since 1992. His debut novel, How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone, was translated into 31 languages; Before the Feast was a bestseller and won the renowned Leipzig Book Fair Prize. More about this author >
Translated from the German. In August, 1992, a boy and his mother flee the war in Yugoslavia and arrive in Germany. Six months later, the boy’s father joins them, bringing a brown suitcase, insomnia, and a scar on his thigh. More about this book >
Saša Stanišić was born in Višegrad (Yugoslavia) in 1978 and has lived in Germany since 1992. His debut novel, How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone, was translated into 31 languages; Before the Feast was a bestseller and won the renowned Leipzig Book Fair Prize.
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