Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert

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debut novel novel

"Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert" is a critically acclaimed debut novel by Saša Stanišić that blends magical realism and autobiographical elements to depict childhood and war in the former Yugoslavia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut novel ⓘ
novel ⓘ
author Saša Stanišić ⓘ
contains elements of fairy-tale logic ⓘ
nonlinear chronology ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
depicts Bosnian War ⓘ
life in a multiethnic town ⓘ
genre autobiographical fiction ⓘ
magical realism ⓘ
novel ⓘ
hasAutobiographicalElements true ⓘ
hasElement family saga ⓘ
magical realism ⓘ
hasProtagonistCharacteristic child narrator ⓘ
hasTitleInEnglish Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
influencedBy author's own childhood experiences in Bosnia ⓘ
isDebutOf Saša Stanišić ⓘ
literaryCategory diaspora literature ⓘ
war novel ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryMovement contemporary literature ⓘ
mainTheme childhood ⓘ
displacement ⓘ
memory ⓘ
refugee experience ⓘ
war ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person narrative ⓘ
notableFor blend of humor and horror ⓘ
imaginative storytelling ⓘ
innovative language ⓘ
originalLanguage German ⓘ
portrays coming of age ⓘ
impact of war on civilians ⓘ
loss of homeland ⓘ
setting Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form: former Yugoslavia
style fragmented narrative ⓘ
humorous and tragic tone ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ
subjectMatter ethnic conflict ⓘ
identity ⓘ
memory and storytelling ⓘ
migration ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted 1990s ⓘ
Bosnian War era ⓘ

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Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert → hasTitleInEnglish → Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
Vor dem Fest → precededBy → Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert ⓘ
this entity surface form: How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone