Nowhere Man by Aleksandar Hemon
The mind- and language-bending adventures of Hemon's endearing protagonist Jozef Pronek. From the author of The World and All That It Holds.
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
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 *
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 *
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.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330393508 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330393502 |
| Title | Nowhere Man |
| Author | Aleksandar Hemon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2009-08-07 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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