The World and All That It Holds by Aleksandar Hemon (English) Paperback Book

Description: The World and All That It Holds by Aleksandar Hemon An epic, continent-spanning story of a world in convulsion, of millions broken between war, displacement and revolution, and of human bonds so strong, of love so absolute, that they stretch from Sarajevo to Shanghai without snapping, and conquer all. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This life-stuffed novel is Aleksandar Hemons masterpiece - David Mitchell, author of Cloud AtlasThe World and All That It Holds is the epic, cross-continental tale of a love so strong it conquers the Great War, revolution, and even death itself.As the Archduke Franz Ferdinand arrives in Sarajevo one June day in 1914, Rafael Pinto is busy crushing herbs and grinding tablets behind the counter at the pharmacy he inherited from his father. Its not quite the life he had expected during his poetry-filled student days in libertine Vienna, but its nothing a dash of laudanum, a summer stroll and idle fantasies cant put in perspective.And then the world explodes. In the trenches in Galicia, fantasies fall flat. Heroism gets a man killed quickly. War devours all that they have known, and the only thing Pinto has to live for are the attentions of Osman, a fellow soldier, a man of action to complement Pintos introspective, poetic soul; a charismatic storyteller and Pintos protector and lover.Together, Pinto and Osman will escape the trenches and find themselves entangled with spies and Bolsheviks. As they travel over mountains and across deserts, from one world to another, all the way to Shanghai, it is Pintos love for Osman that will truly survive. Author Biography Aleksandar Hemon is the author of The Making of Zombie Wars; The Book of My Lives, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; The Lazarus Project, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award and a New York Times bestseller; and three books of short stories, including Nowhere Man, which was also a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Genius grant from the MacArthur Foundation. Review A tour de force. Hemon has given us a story of love and war like no other -- Kamila Shamsie, author of Home FireAlexsandar Hemons new novel is immense. ... It contains almost as much as its title promises. By turns lyrical and sardonic, it is as emotionally compelling as it is clever. Ill be surprised if I enjoy a novel more this year. * Guardian *A magnificent, ambitious masterpiece * Financial Times *A twisting, turning epic rooted in love in all its forms; an odyssey of statelessness; a haunted museum of history ranging from Sarajevo to Shanghai and Jerusalem . . . This life-stuffed novel is Aleksandar Hemons masterpiece -- David Mitchell, author of Cloud AtlasBeguiling . . . Hemon is a master wordsmith and this novel contains multitudes * Daily Mail *An explosive novel. Bursting with energy, wits, and insights, its an epic meditation on history, philosophy, and human conditions. Aleksandar Hemon once again proves himself to be one of our most innovative and invigorating novelists -- Yiyun Li, author of A Thousand Years of Good PrayersOne of the finest novels Ive ever read . . . A feat of unfettered literary bravura. In short, a masterpiece -- Rabih Alameddine, author of The Wrong End of the Telescope The irrepressible voice of "The World and All That It Holds" glides along a cushion of poignancy buoyed by wry humor. * The Washington Post *A powerful exploration of love, memory and world-shaking events * Economist *An astoundingly expansive new novel from one of my all-time favorite writers . . . heartbreaking, thrilling . . . an amazing accomplishment -- Jesse EisenbergA potent story of love, war, and displacement... readers will delight in this sweeping epic * Publishers Weekly *Powerful and beautiful... Hemon pulls no punches in his most ambitious novel to date * Kirkus Reviews *"The World and All That It Holds" would be an audacious title for a book by anybody except God — or Aleksandar Hemon. But this Bosnian American author will make you a believer. * The Washington Post *A wandering epic of a novel . . . This is a book about language, and its medium is a rich linguistic stew . . . The historical-fictional illusion he has created is so engrossing, so generous in the abundant pleasures it offers the reader * Guardian *An English-language writer of verbal agility and ethical finesse . . . Within this widescreen epic, he drills as piercingly as ever into the questions of language and freedom, choice and chance, that made the refugee a writer * Economist *Piercingly acute, and imbued with a sense of history – personal, emotional and world-transforming at the same time – which is as entertaining to read as it is devastating * Big Issue *The real miracle of "The World and All That It Holds" is that despite holding so much, we come to know the fragile joys of this one melancholy man so well that he feels written into our own past * The Washington Post *Hemons historical novel is every bit as ambitious as its title suggests... A true epic, charged with heartbreak and beauty. * Mail on Sunday * Promotional An epic, continent-spanning story of a world in convulsion, of millions broken between war, displacement and revolution, and of human bonds so strong, of love so absolute, that they stretch from Sarajevo to Shanghai without snapping, and conquer all. Details ISBN0330515799 ISBN-10 0330515799 ISBN-13 9780330515795 Format Paperback Year 2024 Publication Date 2024-02-08 UK Release Date 2024-02-08 Pages 352 Audience Age 18 Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Language English Author Aleksandar Hemon Publisher Pan Macmillan DEWEY 813.6 Audience General NZ Release Date 2024-07-08 AU Release Date 2024-07-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123762535;

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