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Nowhere Man

by Aleksandar Hemon · 2002

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The mind- and language-bending adventures of Hemon's endearing protagonist Jozef Pronek.

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisEastern EuropeEastern EuropeMore like thisLess of thisBosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and HerzegovinaMore like thisLess of thisChicagoChicagoMore like thisLess of thisIllinoisIllinoisMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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