The Book of My Lives, Clz

Back Cover Article (From the Promotional Bulletin)

One of the lives of Aleksandar Hemon, who wrote in a language different from his native language and was compared to masters such as Nabokov and Conrad; Sarajevo is the story of a young man who is interested in football, American music and bad poetry. Another is the life of a homeless man who immigrated to Chicago just before the outbreak of war in Bosnia and was worried about his family and homeland.

Hemon's autobiographical essays are much more than a memoir. In addition to being a tribute to family ties and two cities, The Book of My Lives manages to express personal and social tragedies with pinpoint insight, self-criticism and sharp humor. Hemon, like all good writers, helps his readers look at life from a different perspective.

“The Book of My Lives will make you think, laugh, cry and remind you of yourself. If you have never read an Aleksandar Hemon book before, get ready to have your worldview deepened.” - Jonathan Safran Foer -

“Aleksandar Hemon, I honestly say, is the best writer of our generation. His literary language is deep, agile, funny, elegant, painful, angry, harsh, questioning. The Book of My Lives - like all of Hemon's books - is an aria dedicated to our day.” - Colum McCann -

“Aleksandar Hemon's essays are so humorous and ironic, so compassionate and humane, that their basic subject is overlooked: The Book of My Lives is the story of a country lost in one of the most terrible wars in history.

“A deeply intimate and heartbreaking portrait.” - Téa Obreht -

"Dazzling. You will continue to feel the power of Aleksandar Hemon's great talent even when you close your eyes.” - Junot Díaz -

Cover Design: Emir Tali