Aleksandar Hemon
- January 5, 2024
- Novelist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Aleksandar Hemon |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 9, 1964(1964-09-09) |
| Age | 60 |
| Birthplace | Yugoslavia |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Aleksandar Hemon Biography
| Name | Aleksandar Hemon |
| Birthday | Sep 9 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Place Of Birth | Yugoslavia |
| Birth Country | Yugoslavia |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Spouse | Teri Boyd |
| Children(s) | Isabel Hamon, Esther Hamon, Ella Hamon |
Aleksandar Hemon is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on September 9, 1964 in Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. A Bosnian- American writer of fiction and essays, he is best known for his 2008 work, The Lazarus Project: A Novel, and for his 2000 short fiction collection, The Question of Bruno: Stories. His numerous articles have appeared in the Paris Review, Esquire, and The New Yorker.
He and David Foster Wallace are both winners of the MacArthur Foundation grant.
Since 1992 he has lived in the United States, where he found himself as a tourist and became stranded at the outbreak of the war in Bosnia. In the U.S. he worked as a Greenpeace canvasser, sandwich assembly-line worker, bike messenger, graduate student in English literature, bookstore salesperson, and ESL teacher.
He published his first story in English, “The Life and Work of Alphonse Kauders” in Triquarterly in 1995, followed by “The Sorge Spy Ring,” also in Triquarterly in 1996, “A Coin” in Chicago Review in 1997, “Islands” in Ploughshares in 1998, and eventually “Blind Jozef Pronek” in The New Yorker in
- His work also eventually appeared in Esquire, The Paris Review, Best American Short Stories, and elsewhere. Hemon also has a bi-weekly column, written and published in Bosnian, called “Hemonwood” in the Sarajevo-based magazine, BH Dani (BH Days).
He was born in Sarajevo to a Ukrainian father and a Bosnian mother. With his wife, Teri Boyd, he had two daughters.
Aleksandar Hemon Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Novelist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Aleksandar Hemon is one of the richest Novelist from Yugoslavia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Aleksandar Hemon 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He worked as a Greenpeace canvasser, bike messenger, bookstore cashier, sandwich assembly-line worker, and ESL teacher before publishing his first literary work.
He was awarded a MacArthur Foundation grant shortly after publishing his second work, Nowhere Man.
Aleksandar Hemon (born September 9, 1964) is a Bosnian-American fiction writer, essayist, and critic. His best known novels are Nowhere Man (2002) and The Lazarus Project (2008).
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Who is Aleksandar Hemon Dating?
According to our records, Aleksandar Hemon married to Teri Boyd. As of December 1, 2023, Aleksandar Hemon’s is not dating anyone.
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In May 2009, Hemon released a collection of stories, Love and Obstacles, which were largely written at the same time as he wrote The Lazarus Project.
Facts & Trivia
Aleksandar Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Yugoslavia. Aleksandar Hemon celebrates birthday on September 9 of every year.
In 2011, Hemon was awarded the PEN/W.G. Sebald Award chosen by the judges Jill Ciment, Salvatore Scibona, and Gary Shteyngart.