A review by poenaestante
Nowhere Man by Aleksandar Hemon

5.0

I jumped on this book because I read his short story (Love and Obstacles) from The New Yorker wherein a naive young boy hops on a bus to the outer reaches of Slovenia in search of adventure and his family's brand new refrigerator. The main character in Nowhere Man displayed the same deep naivete but also tortured deepness that is very characteristic of the Balkan personality. The story had many laugh out loud moments and many disturbing moments, but it all wove into something very beautiful. I highly recommend it!