Saša Stanišiç
Saša Stanišić was born in Višegrad, Bosnia. In 1992, his family escaped the war and came to Germany. He has authored a novel, several audioplays, short stories, poems, essays and translations. How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone, his first novel, was published in 2006 to wide acclaim. Translations into twenty-one languages are forthcoming. He is now working on a play and his second novel.