Aleksandar Hemon is a critically acclaimed author, known for his works in English literature. He was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he graduated from the University of Sarajevo with a degree in literature in 1990. In 1992, Hemon moved to Chicago, Illinois, after finding himself unable to return home due to the siege of Sarajevo. Initially, he struggled with writing in English, as he spoke little of the language at the time. However, by 1995, Hemon had begun writing in English and was quickly able to showcase his work in prestigious magazines such as the New Yorker and Esquire.
Hemon's work has received numerous accolades, including being named a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His books, which include "The Lazarus Project," "The Question of Bruno," "Nowhere Man," and "Love and Obstacles," have been praised for their unique perspective and compelling storytelling. In addition to his writing, Hemon has also been the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003 and a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation in 2004. He currently resides in Chicago with his wife and daughter.
Standalone Novels
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Year
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Nowhere Man
2002
2
The Lazarus Project
2008
3
The Making of Zombie Wars
2015
4
The World and All That It Holds
2023
Short Stories/Novellas
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Year
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1
Exchange of Pleasant Words & A Coin
2006
2
Good Living
2012
Non-Fiction Books
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Year
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1
The Book of My Lives
2013
2
The Matters of Life, Death, and More
2014
3
My Prisoner
2015
4
Behind the Glass Wall
2015
5
The Displaced
2018
6
My Parents: An Introduction / This Does Not Belong to You
2019
Collections
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The Question of Bruno
2000
2
Love and Obstacles
2008
Selected Shorts Books
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For Better and for Worse (By: Symphony Space)
1993
2
Even More Laughs (By: Jonathan Lethem, T.C. Boyle, Philip Roth, Stephen Colbert, Miranda July, Christine Baranski, Alec Baldwin, Robert Sean Leonard, Symphony Space, Jerry Zaks, Julia Slavin, Harry Mathews, Thomas Meehan, Marian Seldes, Parker Posey)
1998
3
Timeless Classics (By: Shirley Jackson, James Thurber, Raymond Carver, John Shea, Jack London, Edith Wharton, D.H. Lawrence, Richard Connell, Maria Tucci, James Naughton, Charles Keating, Symphony Space, Marian Seldes, Isaiah Sheffer, Steven Gilborn)
2006
4
Falling in Love (By: E. Nesbit, Padgett Powell, Maile Meloy, Rick Bass, Edna O'Brien, Fionnula Flanagan, Hope Davis, Laurie Colwin, Ted Marcoux, Christina Pickles, Jane Curtin, William Hurt, Symphony Space)
2007
5
Food Fictions (By: Symphony Space)
2007
6
Travel Tales (By: Symphony Space)
2007
7
Edith Wharton (By: Symphony Space)
2007
8
Pets! (By: Symphony Space)
2007
9
Tales of Betrayal (By: John Cheever, Tessa Hadley, John Biguenet, Adam Haslett, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Symphony Space, Galina Vromen)
2007
10
Family Matters (By: Symphony Space)
2007
11
Are We There Yet? (By: Symphony Space)
2008
12
A Touch of Magic (By: Ray Bradbury, T.C. Boyle, Maria Tucci, James Naughton, Haruki Murakami, Jonathan Safran Foer, Kevin Brockmeier, Donald Barthelme, Daniel Gerroll, Symphony Space, Andrew Lam, Jerry Zaks)
2009
13
The William Hurt Collection (With: Richard Ford, Tobias Wolff, William Hurt, Ron Carlson, Symphony Space)
2009
14
Whodunit? (By: Ed McBain, Dashiell Hammett, Shirley Jackson, John Shea, Louise Erdrich, Nadine Gordimer, René Auberjonois, Fionnula Flanagan, Robert Sean Leonard, C.S. Montanye, Symphony Space, Isaiah Sheffer, Hattie Winston)
2009
15
American Classics (By: Edgar Allan Poe, Joyce Carol Oates, Eudora Welty, John Cheever, Alice Walker, Donald Barthelme, John Sayles, Amy Tan, Symphony Space)
2010
16
New American Stories (With: Sherman Alexie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Symphony Space)