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Description edit
A native of Sarajevo, where he spends his adolescence trying to become Bosnia’s answer to John Lennon, Jozef Pronek comes to the United States in 1992—just in time to watch war break out in his country, but too early to be a genuine refugee. Indeed, Jozef’s typical answer to inquiries about... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Jozef Pronek: A Bosnian dreamer and guitarist
- Mirza: Jozef's best friend
- Rachel: Add a description of this character.
- Owen
- Vivian
- Marcus
- Robin
- Andrea
- Brdjanin
- Maxwell
- Pick
- Mihalka
- Aaron
- William
- Vince
- Jennifer
- Ringo
- Lear
- Igor
- Rebecca
- Bush
- Donnie
- Grandma Natalyka
- Sabina
- Ronnie
- Ahmed
- Joseph
- Mike
- Wasserstein
- John
Setting & Locations edit
- Sarajevo
- Shanghai
- Chicago
- Ukraine
- Kiev
- Bosnia
- Dallas
- Lvov
- Yugoslavia
- America
- Pacific
- Babi Yar
- Mother Russia
- China
- Nostalgija
First Sentence edit
Had I been dreaming, I would have dreamt of being someone else, with a little creature burrowed in my body, clawing at the walls inside my chest-a recurring nightmare.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 71 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Aleksandar Hemon (Author)
First Edition edit
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Publication Date: 2002
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Page Count: 256
Publisher: Add the publisher.
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Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 256
Awards edit
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2002: Fiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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