Aleksandar Hemon is the author of one novel, The Lazarus Project, which is a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, and two collections of stories, Nowhere Man—which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award—and The Question of Bruno. Born in Sarajevo, Hemon visited Chicago in 1992, intending to stay for a matter of months. While he was there, Sarajevo came under siege, and he was unable to return home. Hemon wrote his first story in English in 1995. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003 and a “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation in 2004.
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"Love and Obstacles" by Aleksandar Hemon
Editor's Note: Hello, Bethanne here. I am, after all, the Managing Editor of The Book Studio...so I thought I'd drop all readers a line to let you know how thrilled I am that Sudip Bose has joined us here as a regular book reviewer. Bose is a seasoned literary critic who is also a Senior Editor at PRESERVATION magazine, the flagship publication of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. I hope you'll enjoy his first review. Many thanks for reading!
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