Aleksandar Hemon Ordre des livres (chronologique)

'This life-stuffed novel is Aleksandar Hemon's masterpiece' - David Mitchell, author of Cloud AtlasThe World and All That It Holds is the epic, cross- continental tale of a love so strong it conquers the Great War, revolution, and even death itself.As the Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrives in Sarajevo one June day in 1914, Rafael Pinto is busy crushing herbs and grinding tablets behind the counter at the pharmacy he inherited from his father. It's not quite the life he had expected during his poetry-filled student days in libertine Vienna, but it's nothing a dash of laudanum, a summer stroll and idle fantasies can't put in perspective.And then the world explodes. In the trenches in Galicia, fantasies fall flat. Heroism gets a man killed quickly. War devours all that they have known, and the only thing Pinto has to live for are the attentions of Osman, a fellow soldier, a man of action to complement Pinto's introspective, poetic soul; a charismatic storyteller and Pinto's protector and lover.Together, Pinto and Osman will escape the trenches and find themselves entangled with spies and Bolsheviks. As they travel over mountains and across deserts, from one world to another, all the way to Shanghai, it is Pinto's love for Osman that will truly survive.

U knjizi "Moji roditelji: Uvod" Aleksandar Hemon pripovijeda priču o imigraciji svojih roditelja u Kanadu – o životima koji su okrenuti naglavačke nakon što je uslijedila opsada Sarajeva i rat u Bosni, te o novim životima koje su bili prisiljeni graditi. Opisujući brak svojih roditelja, oca Ukrajinca i majke Bosanke, i njihove živote prije i nakon razarajućeg rata koji je razorio njihovu domovinu a njih otjerao u Kanadu, Hemon bilježi izbjegličko iskustvo raseljenosti. To je priča o mnogim Hemonima – njegovim roditeljima, sestri, ujacima, tetkama, rođacima – ali i o okupacionim snagama, partizanima, raspjevanim Ukrajincima i nekolicini zbunjenih Kanađana. Kao i uvijek, Hemon pristupa općem kroz pojedinačno, pišući o svojoj porodici prikazuje iskrene, intimne detalje ali i dinamičnu, srčanu historiju svoje rodne zemlje.

Aleksandar Hemon presents two intertwined stories in his new volume: the tale of his parents, who immigrated from Sarajevo to Canada, and memories of his childhood. He poetically describes the challenges faced by his family and the lost homeland, while simultaneously illuminating the wild and tumultuous youth of his protagonist.

The description highlights Aleksandar Hemon's remarkable talent and impact as a writer, suggesting that his work is currently resonating strongly within literary circles. The praise from Vanity Fair indicates that his storytelling and voice are captivating audiences, positioning him as a significant figure in contemporary literature.

With the help of guest editor Adam Thirlwell (author of Kapow!, Visual Editions), Issue 42 is a monumental experiment in translated literature—twelve stories taken through six translators apiece, weaving into English and then back out again, gaining new twists and textures each time, just as you'd expect a Kierkegaard story brought into English by Clancy Martin and then sent into Dutch by Cees Nooteboom before being made into English again by J. M. Coetzee to do. With original texts by Kafka and Kharms and Kenji Miyazawa, and translations by Lydia Davis and David Mitchell and Zadie Smith (along with others by John Banville and Tom McCarthy and Javier Marías, and even more by Shteyngart and Eugenides and A. S. Byatt), this will be an issue unlike anything you've seen before—altered, echoing narratives in the hands of the finest writers of our time, brought to you in a book that looks like nothing else we’ve ever done.

Aleksandar Hemon's narrative begins in Sarajevo, a small city where a young boy immerses himself in street soccer, grapples with sibling rivalry, and enjoys trips abroad with his engineer father, who also keeps bees. As a young man, he challenges the city's elders through American music, poetry, and journalism. His life shifts dramatically when war erupts in Sarajevo, forcing his family to flee with their dog, leaving behind their former life. Meanwhile, Hemon starts anew in Chicago, building his own family. This work, Hemon's first nonfiction, transcends traditional memoir, serving as a love letter to two cities and a poignant tribute to familial bonds. It urges readers to embrace life, particularly through soccer—not just for fitness but for joy. Driven by passion and grounded in profound experiences and insights, it transforms readers, offering a fresh perspective on the world. For those familiar with Hemon's fiction, this book is essential; for newcomers, it provides an ideal introduction to a remarkable writer. It was also recognized as a Best Nonfiction Book of 2013 by Kirkus Reviews.

Collects stories from thirty European countries by authors old and new

The linked stories of "Love and Obstacles" center around a young man from Yugosalvia who immigrates to America. In dazzling prose, Hemon (himself an immigrant from Yugoslavia) portrays the complications, "the obstacles," of growing up in a Communist but cosmopolitan country, and the disintegration of that country and the consequent uprooting and move to America in young adulthood.

The unprovoked murder of a Russian Jewish immigrant ignites a dazzling novel of flight, emigration and the meaning of home

Un nom de cucurbitacée en guise de sobriquet, ça n'est pas banal ! La vie même d'Icare - alias Courgette -, neuf ans, n'a rien d'ordinaire : son père est parti faire le tour du monde "avec une poule" ; sa mère n'a d'yeux que pour la télévision, d'intérêt que pour les canettes de bière et d'énergie que pour les raclées qu'elle inflige à son fils. Mais Courgette surmonte ces malheurs sans se plaindre... Jusqu'au jour où, découvrant un revolver, il tue accidentellement sa mère. Le voici placé en foyer. Une tragédie ? Et si ce drame devenait l'occasion de rencontres et d'initiations - à l'amitié, à l'amour et au bonheur, tout simplement ? A travers le regard optimiste de son jeune héros, Gilles Paris restitue le monde de l'enfance dans un récit aussi drôle que poignant.

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