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The explosive perils of adolescence, a Communist yet cosmopolitan country that falls apart, and the overwhelming vertigo of a new life abroad: this is life in which love is only one of many obstacles. This collection is linked by a young man finding his awkward way in the world, and shadowed by a sixth sense for the absurdities of experience.Read More

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  • TheBookPeople

    'If there is a more inspired writer of fiction than Aleksandar Hemon currently at work in English, I haven't read him. Startlingly fresh and original ...Read and rejoice' GQ The explosive perils of adolescence, a country falling apart, the overwhelming vertigo of striking out abroad: this is life in which love is only one of many obstacles. From Sarajevo to the darkest heart of Africa, deepest Slovenia, and the melting pot of Chicago, this brilliant and restlessly inventive collection is shot through with humour and truth -- found in the most surprising of places. 'Eccentric, witty and alive with compassion' Observer 'Much of the wonder here is in his swaggeringly supple prose, which is by turns delectably lavish and blunt ...Some of the richest delights in contemporary fiction, as well as some of the best jokes' Guardian 'Crackles with wit and dances with invention' Independent 'Infinitely vibrant and alive' Financial Times

  • Foyles

    ‘Some of the richest delights in contemporary fiction, as well as some of the best jokes’ – GuardianFrom the prize-winning author of The World and All That It Holds, Aleksandar Hemon, Love and Obstacles is a stunningly original collection of short fiction.The explosive perils of adolescence, a country falling apart, the overwhelming vertigo of striking out abroad: this is life in which love is only one of many obstacles.From Sarajevo to the darkest heart of Africa, deepest Slovenia, and the melting pot of Chicago, this brilliant and restlessly inventive collection is shot through with humour and truth – found in the most surprising of places.‘Infinitely vibrant and alive’ – Financial Times

  • Blackwell

    An electrifying masterclass in international storytelling from one of the most original writers at work in English today 'If there is a more inspired writer of fiction than Aleksandar Hemon currently at work in English, I haven't read him.

  • 0330464442
  • 9780330464444
  • Aleksandar Hemon
  • 5 March 2010
  • Picador
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 224
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