My Parents: An Introduction / This Does Not Belong to You
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My Parents: An Introduction / This Does Not Belong to You by Aleksandar Hemon
A combined book of two magnificent works by Aleksandar Hemon, presented together in a reversible single edition: the story of his parents emigration from Sarajevo, and a book of short memories of the authors family, friends and childhood.
Aleksandar Hemon is, quite frankly, the greatest writer of our generation-- Colum McCann, author of TransAtlantic
Hemon at his most contemplative, whimsical, and personal . . . a joy * Los Angeles Times *
Gorgeous . . . The writing contains both immediacy and a thrillingly historical long view . . . There is all the love and frustration here that anyone feels for their aging parents . . . [and] some of the best writing about what it really feels like to be a child that I can recall reading. * Newsday *
Not only is Hemon's book a masterpiece in literary terms, it is also a repudiation of the idea of the immigrant as a singular and infantilized creature, a human of lesser depth and complexity than everyone else. -- Rafia Zakaria * TLS *
Hemon’s recollections unite his dazzling prose style with a captivating personal narrative. * Publishers Weekly *
Hemon’s newest, most delving nonfiction work . . . Bracing candor, gruff tenderness, righteous anger, and political astuteness, all conveyed with Hemon’s signature intensity, mordant wit, and creative bite. * Booklist *
Hemon at his most contemplative, whimsical, and personal . . . a joy * Los Angeles Times *
Gorgeous . . . The writing contains both immediacy and a thrillingly historical long view . . . There is all the love and frustration here that anyone feels for their aging parents . . . [and] some of the best writing about what it really feels like to be a child that I can recall reading. * Newsday *
Not only is Hemon's book a masterpiece in literary terms, it is also a repudiation of the idea of the immigrant as a singular and infantilized creature, a human of lesser depth and complexity than everyone else. -- Rafia Zakaria * TLS *
Hemon’s recollections unite his dazzling prose style with a captivating personal narrative. * Publishers Weekly *
Hemon’s newest, most delving nonfiction work . . . Bracing candor, gruff tenderness, righteous anger, and political astuteness, all conveyed with Hemon’s signature intensity, mordant wit, and creative bite. * Booklist *
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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781529038460 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529038464 |
| Title | My Parents: An Introduction / This Does Not Belong to You |
| Author | Aleksandar Hemon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2019-10-31 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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