In this stylistically adventurous, brilliantly funny tour de force the most highly acclaimed debut since Nathan Englander s Aleksander Hemon writes of love and war, Sarajevo and America, with a skill and imagination that are breathtaking.
A love affair is experienced in the blink of an eye as the Archduke Ferdinand watches his wife succumb to an assassin s bullet. An exiled writer, working in a sandwich shop in Chicago, adjusts to the absurdities of his life. Love letters from war torn Sarajevo navigate the art of getting from point A to point B without being shot. With a sure-footed sense of detail and life-saving humor, Aleksandar Hemon examines the overwhelming events of history and the effect they have on individual lives. These heartrending stories bear the unmistakable mark of an important international writer.
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In this stylistically adventurous, brilliantly funny tour de force the most highly acclaimed debut since Nathan Englander s Aleksander Hemon writes of love and war, Sarajevo and America, with a skill and imagination that are breathtaking.
A love affair is experienced in the blink of an eye as the Archduke Ferdinand watches his wife succumb to an assassin s bullet. An exiled writer, working in a sandwich shop in Chicago, adjusts to the absurdities of his life. Love letters from war torn Sarajevo navigate the art of getting from point A to point B without being shot. With a sure-footed sense of detail and life-saving humor, Aleksandar Hemon examines the overwhelming events of history and the effect they have on individual lives. These heartrending stories bear the unmistakable mark of an important international writer.
Imprint | Blackstone Audiobooks |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 2014 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | 2014 |
Authors | Aleksandar Hemon |
Readers | Stefan Rudnicki, Gabrielle De Cuir, Vikas Adam |
Dimensions | 155 x 165 x 30mm (L x W x T) |
Format | |
Disks | 6 |
Running time | 7 hours |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4829-5133-2 |
Barcode | 9781482951332 |
Categories | |
LSN | 1-4829-5133-9 |