Because sometimes you have no control over life and it keeps you far away from who you love.
Aleksandar Hemon Quotes
When I came to America, I was already a writer, already published in Bosnia. I was planning to go back, but I had no choice but to stay here after the civil war, so I enrolled at Northwestern in a master's program and studied American literature.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "Aleksandar Hemon Quotes: When I came to America, I was already a writer, already published in..."
Birth: | 9th September, 1964 |
Nationality: | American, Bosnian |
Profession: | Essayist, Novelist, Writer |
Aleksandar Hemon is a Bosnian American fiction writer, essayist, and critic. He has written five books: The Book of My Lives; Love and Obstacles: Stories; The Lazarus Project: A Novel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Awards, and was named as a New York Times Notable Book and New York magazine's No. 1 Book of the Year; Nowhere Man, also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; and The Question of Bruno: Stories.
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 25th April
Births
- 1946 - Vladimir Zhirinovsky
- 1946 - Talia Shire
- 1873 - Walter de la Mare
- 1951 - Evan Welling Thomas III
- 1930 - Paul Mazursky
Deaths
- 1988 - Valerie Solanas
- 1840 - Simeon Poisson
- 1800 - William Cowper
- 2009 - Bea Arthur
- 1990 - Dexter Gordon
Quote of the day
Popular Topics
About Quoteswave
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends