Best European Fiction 2011
Preface by Colum McCann
Edited by Aleksandar Hemon
Collection Best European Fiction Series Aleksandar Hemon![]() Aleksandar Hemon is the author of The Question of Bruno, Nowhere Man, and The Lazarus Project, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2008. Born in Sarajevo, Hemon visited Chicago in 1992, intending to stay for several months. While there, Sarajevo came under siege, and he was unable to return home. Hemon wrote his first story in English in 1995. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003 and a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Foundation in 2004. He lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter. Edited by Aleksandar Hemon
Best European Fiction 2012 Now in its third year, the Best European Fiction series has become a mainstay in the literary landscape.
Best European Fiction 2010 Best European Fiction 2010 is the inaugural installment of what will become an annual anthology of stories from across Europe.
Introduction by Aleksandar Hemon
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With Aleksandar Hemon
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