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The book of my lives, Aleksandar Hemon

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Aleksandar Hemon's lives begin in Sarajevo, a small, blissful city where a young boy's life is consumed with street soccer with the neighborhood kids, resentment of his younger sister, and trips abroad with his engineer-cum-beekeeper father; a young man's life is about poking at elder pretensions with American music, bad poetry, and slightly better journalism. And then, his life in Chicago: watching from afar as war breaks out and the city comes under siege; his parents and sister fleeing Sarajevo, leaving behind all they had ever known; and Hemon himself starting a new life in this new city. And yet this is not really a memoir--Hemon's first book of nonfiction defies convention and expectation. It is a love song to two different cities; it is a paean to the bonds of family; it is an exhortation to go out and play soccer--and not for the exercise. It is a book driven by passions but built on fierce intelligence, devastating experience, and sharp insight. And like the best narratives, it is a book that will leave you a different person, with a new way of looking at the world.--From publisher description
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
viii, 214 p.
Contents
  • The lives of others
  • Sound and vision
  • Family dining
  • The Kauders case
  • Life during wartime
  • The magic mountain
  • Let there be what cannot be
  • Dog lives
  • The book of my life
  • The lives of a flaneur
  • Reasons why I do not wish to leave Chicago : an incomplete, random list
  • If God existed, He'd be a solid midfielder
  • The lives of grandmasters
  • The kennel life
  • The aquarium
Isbn
9780374115739
Instance
Label
The book of my lives
Title
The book of my lives
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Aleksandar Hemon
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Aleksandar Hemon's lives begin in Sarajevo, a small, blissful city where a young boy's life is consumed with street soccer with the neighborhood kids, resentment of his younger sister, and trips abroad with his engineer-cum-beekeeper father; a young man's life is about poking at elder pretensions with American music, bad poetry, and slightly better journalism. And then, his life in Chicago: watching from afar as war breaks out and the city comes under siege; his parents and sister fleeing Sarajevo, leaving behind all they had ever known; and Hemon himself starting a new life in this new city. And yet this is not really a memoir--Hemon's first book of nonfiction defies convention and expectation. It is a love song to two different cities; it is a paean to the bonds of family; it is an exhortation to go out and play soccer--and not for the exercise. It is a book driven by passions but built on fierce intelligence, devastating experience, and sharp insight. And like the best narratives, it is a book that will leave you a different person, with a new way of looking at the world.--From publisher description
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DLC
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1964-
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Hemon, Aleksandar
Dewey number
814/.6
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
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  • Hemon, Aleksandar
  • Hemon, Aleksandar
  • Hemon, Aleksandar
  • Authors, American
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The book of my lives, Aleksandar Hemon
Instantiates
Publication
Contents
The lives of others -- Sound and vision -- Family dining -- The Kauders case -- Life during wartime -- The magic mountain -- Let there be what cannot be -- Dog lives -- The book of my life -- The lives of a flaneur -- Reasons why I do not wish to leave Chicago : an incomplete, random list -- If God existed, He'd be a solid midfielder -- The lives of grandmasters -- The kennel life -- The aquarium
Control code
ocn795174920
Dimensions
22 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
viii, 214 p.
Isbn
9780374115739
Isbn Type
(hardcover : alk. paper)
Lccn
2012034564
System control number
(OCoLC)795174920
Label
The book of my lives, Aleksandar Hemon
Publication
Contents
The lives of others -- Sound and vision -- Family dining -- The Kauders case -- Life during wartime -- The magic mountain -- Let there be what cannot be -- Dog lives -- The book of my life -- The lives of a flaneur -- Reasons why I do not wish to leave Chicago : an incomplete, random list -- If God existed, He'd be a solid midfielder -- The lives of grandmasters -- The kennel life -- The aquarium
Control code
ocn795174920
Dimensions
22 cm.
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
viii, 214 p.
Isbn
9780374115739
Isbn Type
(hardcover : alk. paper)
Lccn
2012034564
System control number
(OCoLC)795174920

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