DW book expert  David Levitz on ′How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone′ by Saša Stanišić | 100 German Must-Reads - a unique list of 100 works of German literature published in English | DW | 05.10.2018

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100 Must-Reads

DW book expert  David Levitz on 'How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone' by Saša Stanišić

Have you ever wanted to throw a really big party — but you couldn't think of an occasion? How about inviting everybody to inaugurate your new toilet? Bosnia in 1991 is a colorful and wacky place in the debut novel by Saša Stanišić.

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