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Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Stranger Suggests Today The Stranger Suggests

Posted by The Stranger on Wed, May 27, 2009 at 11:00 AM

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Thank God that Aleksander Hemon is not one of those namby-pamby MFA writers who spends five years crafting a single book: Last year, he was in town for The Lazarus Project—his brutal, hilarious novel about war and murder and immigration—and he's back tonight with a new book of linked short stories, Love and Obstacles. Hemon is a funny, entertaining reader of his own work; his Bosnian accent makes all the dark humor that much more Slavic. Listen to him read once and you'll be impatient for his next book, too. (University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE, 634-3400. 7 pm, free.)

PAUL CONSTANT

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Let me point out what you've overlooked --

He's smoldering in that photograph.

Posted by itsmarkmitchell on May 27, 2009 at 11:05 AM

Sasha is a total mensch, a great reader/writer and teacher. His students rave about how great he is in the classroom.

Posted by Chicago Fan on May 27, 2009 at 11:22 AM

Hey, I'm all against "namby pamby MFA writers" but let me remind you that Junot Diaz took something like eleven years to write "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" and Richard Yates took I think six to craft "Revolutionary Road." Etc, etc. Fiction writing is nothing if not a laborious pursuit...

Posted by Sanguine Sally on May 27, 2009 at 11:53 AM