Vor dem Fest
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Vor dem Fest is a critically acclaimed novel by Saša Stanišić that blends folklore, history, and contemporary life in a small East German village over the course of a single night.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vor dem Fest canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Saša Stanišić ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | fiction category of Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse ⓘ |
| containsElement |
folklore
ⓘ
local legends ⓘ village chronicles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts | life in a small East German village ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | Before the Feast ⓘ |
| focusesOn | intertwining of past and present ⓘ |
| followedBy | Herkunft ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
ⓘ
magic realism ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
historical figures
ⓘ
night watchman ⓘ village inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | Before the Feast ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-3-630-87487-6 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary German literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
identity
ⓘ
local history ⓘ memory ⓘ unified Germany ⓘ
surface form:
post-reunification Germany
rural life ⓘ |
| narrativeFeatures |
blend of folklore and history
ⓘ
multiple perspectives ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTimeFrame | single night ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative narrative voice
ⓘ
integration of regional history ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | second novel by Saša Stanišić ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert
ⓘ
surface form:
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
|
| publicationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher | Luchterhand Literaturverlag ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
East Germany
ⓘ
Uckermark ⓘ |
| structure | short episodic chapters ⓘ |
| style |
experimental narrative
ⓘ
humorous tone ⓘ lyrical prose ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | post-1990 Germany ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
| translator | Anthea Bell ⓘ |
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