 First edition | |
| Author | Aleksandar Hemon |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
Publication date | 19 March 2013 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 224 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-374-11573-9 |
The Book of My Lives is the first book of nonfiction by the Bosnian-American novelist Aleksandar Hemon.[1] It's a collection of nonfiction pieces about Hemon's childhood in Sarajevo and his adult life in Chicago. The final essay tells of his young daughter's brain tumor and untimely death; it was first published in The New Yorker under the title "The Aquarium."
Hemon’s The Book of My Lives was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award in 2013.[2]