Aleksandar Hemon: Man’s Inhumanity to Man

  • Sun 27 Aug 18:45 - 19:45
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Aleksandar Hemon: Man’s Inhumanity to Man

He’s already celebrated as a leading international author, with books including The Lazarus Project under his belt, but Aleksandar Hemon’s new novel The World and All That It Holds is surely his most powerful yet. Set in Sarajevo in 1914, it’s an epic journey, an intimate love story, and a portrait of one of humanity’s most cataclysmic periods. Join Hemon today in conversation with Daniel Hahn.

Categories: Fiction, World Voices

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