Nowhere Man
2nd Edition
Published on 7. August 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-330-39350-8 (ISBN)
Description
'His language sings . . . I should not be surprised if Hemon wins the Nobel Prize at some point' - Giles Foden, author of The Last King of Scotland
Through shifting narration and beautifully original prose, Nowhere Man sees Aleksandar Hemon return to the story of Jozef Pronek - through childhood, political upheaval and new life as an immigrant.
In Aleksandar Hemon's electrifying first story collection, The Question of Bruno, Jozef Pronek left Sarajevo to visit Chicago in 1992, just in time to watch war break out at home on TV. Unable to return, he began to make his way in a foreign land and his adventures were unforgettable.
Now Pronek, the accidental nomad, gets his own book. Through a series of vignettes and across the great expanse of life, Nowhere Man startles us into yet more exhilarating ways of seeing the world anew.
'Sheer exuberance, generosity and engagement with life' - Sunday Times
Through shifting narration and beautifully original prose, Nowhere Man sees Aleksandar Hemon return to the story of Jozef Pronek - through childhood, political upheaval and new life as an immigrant.
In Aleksandar Hemon's electrifying first story collection, The Question of Bruno, Jozef Pronek left Sarajevo to visit Chicago in 1992, just in time to watch war break out at home on TV. Unable to return, he began to make his way in a foreign land and his adventures were unforgettable.
Now Pronek, the accidental nomad, gets his own book. Through a series of vignettes and across the great expanse of life, Nowhere Man startles us into yet more exhilarating ways of seeing the world anew.
'Sheer exuberance, generosity and engagement with life' - Sunday Times
Reviews / Votes
His language sings . . . I should not be surprised if Hemon wins the Nobel Prize at some point -- Giles Foden, author of <i>The Last King of Scotland</i> Hemon can't write a boring sentence, and the English language is the richer for it * New York Times * Aleksandar Hemon has established himself as that rare thing, an essential writer. Another small act of defiance against this narrowing world * Observer * Sheer exuberance, generosity and engagement with life * Sunday Times * Downbeat but also hilarious, while the writing itself is astonishing * Time Out * If the plot is mercury, quick and elusive, sentence by sentence and word for word, Aleksandar Hemon's writing is gold * Times Literary Supplement *More details
Edition
2nd Main Market edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
216 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-330-39350-8 (9780330393508)
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Person
Aleksandar Hemon is the author of The Making of Zombie Wars; The Book of My Lives, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; The Lazarus Project, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award and a New York Times bestseller; The World and All That It Holds; and three books of short stories, including Nowhere Man, which was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a 'Genius' grant from the MacArthur Foundation.