Absurdistan

Absurdistan is a term sometimes used to

discourse as well.

Origins

The first known printed use of the word "Absurdistan" appeared in 1971 in the German monthly Politische Studien

Village Voice

interview with Havel by Bonnie Sue Stein and Vit Horejs was headlined "The New King of Absurdistan".

Other uses

After its original reference to countries like

, the term was extended to other countries. The term has been used in several titles of movies, books, and articles:

• The German comic book Abenteuer in Absurdistan mit Micky Maus (Germany 1993, volume 189 of the comic series "Walt Disneys
  Lustiges Taschenbuch [de
  ]").
• Welcome to Absurdistan:
  ISBN 096941255X).^[4]
• The song "Absurdistan" by Blind Passengers (both single and video, 1995).
• "Absurdistan" is a song by
  band Goethes Erben, from their 1997 single Sitz der Gnade
  . The title is often capitalized as "AbsurdISTan" to indicate a wordplay on “Absurd ist an”, roughly translating to “The absurd is on”.
• Hazám, Abszurdisztán (Absurdistan, my Home) is a book by
  ISBN 807149206X
  ).
• Geboren in Absurdistan [de], 1999 Austrian movie.
• The album Absurdistan by Romanian artist Ada Milea (2002)
• Absurdistan
  invasion of Iraq
  .
• Absurdistan, a 2006 satirical novel by Gary Shteyngart set in a fictional former Soviet republic.^[6]
• Absurdistan, a 2008 film directed by Veit Helmer.
• Dubioza Kolektiv
  .

See also

• -stan
• Banana republic
• Molvania
• Orientalism
• Radio Yerevan jokes

References

1. ^ Monatshefte der Hochschule für politische Wissenschaften, München, veröffentlicht vom Isar-Verlag. (1971)
2. ^ Political Studies: Monthly of the University for political Studies, Munich, published by Isar-Verlag (1971) (free translation): ... we recognize, that we are here venturing on Absurdistan territory.
3. ^ "Sununu Tutors the Kremlin's Staff" by Francis X. Clines.
4. ISBN 978-1-896354-04-0
   .
5. ISBN 978-0-7304-4588-3
   .
6. ISBN 978-0-8129-7167-5
   .