商品簡介
Two books in one in a back-to-back format: the story of Aleksandar Hemon's parents' immigration from Sarajevo to Canada and a book of short memories of the author's family, friends, and childhood in Sarajevo
In My Parents: An Introduction, Aleksandar Hemon tells the story of his parents' immigration from Bosnia to Canada―of lives that were upended by the siege of Sarajevo and the new lives his parents were forced to build. Hemon portrays both the intimate details of his parents' lives (his mother's lonely upbringing; his father's fanatical beekeeping) and a sweeping history of his native country. It is a story of many Hemons―his parents, sister, uncles, and cousins―and also of German occupying forces, Yugoslav partisans, royalist Serb collaborators, and a few befuddled Canadians.
My Parents is Hemon at his very best, grounded in stories lovingly polished in the retelling, made exhilarating and fresh in the writing, prompting unexpected laughs in the midst of heartbreaking narrative.
This Does Not Belong to You is a freewheeling, unabashedly personal companion to My Parents―a perfect dose of Hemon's most dazzling and spirited prose, a series of beautifully distilled memories and observations and poignant miniatures. Presented back-to-back with My Parents, it complements and completes a major work from a major writer.
In the words of Colum McCann, “Aleksandar Hemon is, quite frankly, the greatest writer of our generation.” And the moment has never been more ready for his voice―nor has the world ever been more in need of it.
