Monday, August 24th, 1:00 P.M. - Goddard Auditorium, Carpenter Hall

Aleksandar Hemon is the author of the Lazarus Project, which was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award, and three collections of short stories: The Question of Bruno; Nowhere Man, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; and Love and Obstacles.  Born in Sarajevo, Hemon visited Chicago in 1992 intending to stay for a matter of months.  While he was there, Sarajevo came under siege and he was unable to return home.  Hemon will focus his talk on The Lazarus Project.

www.aleksandarhemon.com

Free admission, no tickets required.